The existence of formulaic patterns has been attested to all languages of the world. However
systematic research in this field has been focused on only a few European standard languages
with a rich literary tradition and a high degree of written norm. It was on the basis of these
data that the theoretical framework and methodological approaches were developed.The volume
shifts this focus by centering the investigation on new data including data from lesser-used
languages and dialects extra-european languages linguistic varieties mostly used in spoken
domains as well as at previous historical stages of language development. Their inclusion
challenges the existing postulates at both a theoretical and methodological level.Areas of
interest include the following questions: What is formulaic in these types of languages
varieties and dialects? Are the criteria developed within the framework of phraseological
research applicable to new data? Can any specific types of formulaic patterns and or any
specific features of regular (already known) types of formulaic patterns be observed and how do
they emerge? What methodological difficulties need to be overcome when dealing with new data?
