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| − | '''Collocation''' is a linguistic phenomenon in which certain lexical items tend to | + | '''Collocation''' is a linguistic phenomenon in which certain lexical items tend to simultaneously occur more frequently in the natural use of a language. It refers to a set of words that are often paired or linked together on the basis of more than just syntax and semantics would dictate. |
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Collocation
Collocation is a linguistic phenomenon in which certain lexical items tend to simultaneously occur more frequently in the natural use of a language. It refers to a set of words that are often paired or linked together on the basis of more than just syntax and semantics would dictate.
Type
- verb-object
- adjective-noun
Example
(i) "Make an effort,"
(ii) 'Key issue'
Difference with other concepts, e.g. idioms
References
- Brezina, V., McEnery, T., & Wattam, S. (2015). Collocations in context: A new perspective on collocation networks. International journal of corpus linguistics, 20(2).
- McKeown, K. R., & Radev, D. R. (2000). Collocations. Handbook of Natural Language Processing. Marcel Dekker.
