In medieval literary studies the discussion oftransitional textshas referred particularly to the pervading formulaicness of vernacular poetry.

When a reward is offered to him who betrays his friend to death, when the price of sold life is honourably paid from the woman king's treasury, is it not her counsellors who are authors of the crime!

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English has no word for the constant, repetitive reiteration of strong priors. Yet it is a well-known phenomenon in the world of punditry, debate, and public affairs. On Twitter, we call it derp.]