Print version: Kecskes, Istvan. Situation-bound utterances in L1 and L2. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003 viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Studies on language acquisition ; 19 ISBN 9783110173581
Includes bibliographical references and index
Lexical and conceptual level -- A dynamic model of meaning -- Context and salience -- The origin of situation-bound utterances -- Distinguishing features of SBUs -- Classification and interpretation of SBUs -- Creativity and formulaicity -- Conceptual socialization -- Easy to learn, hard to understand.