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Oral Formulaicity

Oral Formulaicity is a linguistic construct in the study of verbal art that denotes the systematic use of recurring expressive patterns in spoken discourse, particularly in traditional or ritualized speech, to facilitate composition-in-performance through conventionalized lexical, grammatical, and rhythmic repetitions.

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<b>Smooth talkers</b> : The linguistic performance of auctioneers and sports-casters. By Koenraad Kuiper. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1996. Pp. 110.

Mark Higgins · Language · 1997 · 161 citations

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Livestock auctions, oral poetry, and ordinary language

Koenraad Kuiper, Douglas Cairns Haggo · Language in Society · 1984 · 133 citations

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Oral-Formulaic Theory and Research. An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography

Heda Jason, John Miles Foley · Asian Folklore Studies · 1985 · 99 citations

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Towards a Generative View of the Oral Formula

Michael N. Nagler · Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association · 1967 · 66 citations

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The crypto‐psychological character of the oral formula

H. L. ROGERS · English Studies · 1966 · 32 citations

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Authors

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  1. KK
    Koenraad Kuiper

    University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    3 publications · 175 citations

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  2. JM
    John Miles Foley

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    3 publications · 138 citations

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  3. AH
    Alexandra Hennessey Olsen

    University of Denver, United States

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  4. AB
    Albert B. Lord

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. JR
    James Ross

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Canterbury

    Christchurch, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    338 citations

  2. Seattle University

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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  1. MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri)

    Repository · 4 publications · 72 citations

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  2. Language in Society

    2 publications · 157 citations

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  3. Anglo-Saxon England

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  4. Modern Philology

    1 publications · 19 citations

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