The question of pattern and pattern-like structures regarding Stereotypical Speech Acts is driven by a general theoretical interest combined with the practical aim of developing an adequate lexicographical description. On the basis of corpus-based analysis, a series of general and specific patterns and pattern combinations are elaborated, and a case is made for a multilevel analytical approach through the integration of methods drawing on speech act theory, construction grammar as well as conversation analysis. Simultaneously, a critical questioning and confrontation of different descriptive models and phraseological concepts is carried out.