Alison Wray

Alison Wray is a Research Professor of Language and Communication in Cardiff Universityʼs School of English, Communication and Philosophy. Her research activity has focussed on the processing and interactional functions of formulaic language in normal, abnormal and learner discourse; the evolution of language; and language profiling for applied purposes. Her 2002 monograph Formulaic Language and the Lexicon (Cambridge University Press) was awarded the 2003 book prize of the British Association for Applied Linguistics. Another book, Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries, was published in 2008 (Oxford University Press). She has also co-authored two highly successful textbooks, Projects in Linguistics (Hodder Arnold, with Aileen Bloomer) and Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates (Sage, with Mike Wallace).