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Howarth, Peter – Applied Linguistics, 1998
Discusses, in the context of second-language learning, the definition of collocations in English and major approaches to linguistic description of prefabricated language. Presents data from a study comparing use of specific lexical collocations (phrases) by native speakers (based on existing language corpus) and learners of English (data drawn…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Graduate Students