Generalization of L2 collocations [PDF]
Recent research has shown that knowledge of collocations in another language is important to improve processing and production, but also that acquiring L2-specific collocations is a very burdensome task for learners.
Manuel Pulido
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Words that go together: Measuring individual differences in native speakers’ knowledge of collocations [PDF]
Although formulaic language has been studied extensively from both a linguistic and psycholinguistic perspective, little is known about the relationship between individual speakers’ knowledge of collocations and their linguistic experience, or between ...
Dabrowska, Ewa, Ewa Dąbrowska
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ISOGEOMETRIC COLLOCATION METHODS [PDF]
We initiate the study of collocation methods for NURBS-based isogeometric analysis. The idea is to connect the superior accuracy and smoothness of NURBS basis functions with the low computational cost of collocation. We develop a one-dimensional theoretical analysis, and perform numerical tests in one, two and three dimensions.
F Auricchio +4 more
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Translating lexical collocations in journalistic texts: the case of English and Macedonian
Collocations play a vital role in language by making it sound more natural, precise and interesting. Hence, handling collocations with special care and vigilance should be high on translators’ agendas.
Silvana Neškovska
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Supporting collocation learning with a digital library [PDF]
Extensive knowledge of collocations is a key factor that distinguishes learners from fluent native speakers. Such knowledge is difficult to acquire simply because there is so much of it.
Franken, Margaret +2 more
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The primary and secondary effects of data-driven learning on high- and low-intermediate learners’ Knowledge of collocations [PDF]
The present study scrutinized the role of data-driven learning in recognizing and producing collocations by high- and low-intermediate learners of English.
Afsaneh Saeedakhtar
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Strategies of Translating Lexical Collocations in Literary Texts from English into Arabic
The present study investigates the translation of lexical collocations in literary texts from English into Arabic in light of the translation strategies used by some translators. Two English literary works have been translated into Arabic are used. (151)
عبده أحمد علي منصر
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English Department Students' Collocation Abilities
In order to discover how well English Department students' knowledge of collocations and how successful the communication strategies students used to help them supply the expected collocations, 60 subjects were involved in this study. A fill-in-the-blank
Siusana Kweldju
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Utilizing lexical data from a Web-derived corpus to expand productive collocation knowledge [PDF]
Collocations are of great importance for second language learners, and a learner’s knowledge of them plays a key role in producing language fluently (Nation, 2001: 323).
Franken, Margaret +2 more
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Effect of Persian and English colour collocations on L2 learners’ proficiency
Collocations play an important role in L2 teaching and learning. The present study investigated the effect of colour collocations in L2 learning. This study was done in 2 phases: In the first phase, the frequency of colour collocations was calculated in ...
Mahmood Hashemian
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