Essays about: "collocational patterns"

Found 4 essays containing the words collocational patterns.

  1. 1. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : André Condit; [2022]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; near-synonyms; collocations; polysemous;

    Abstract : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : André Condit; [2021]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; near-synonyms; collocations; polysemous;

    Abstract : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. READ MORE

  4. 3. Language change and collocations : A study of collocation patterns and semantic prosody during the Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Ozelot Oderfält; [2021]
    Keywords : Language change; Collocation patterns; Semantic prosody; Coronavirus; Corpus.;

    Abstract : This essay is a corpus-based and quantitative study on language change that has occurred during global events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Global events especially affect the English language since it is a global language. READ MORE

  5. 4. Contrast and Concession: The Use of However, Nevertheless, Yet and Still in Native and Non-Native Student Writing

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Brian Davies; [2011]
    Keywords : Academic writing; contrast markers; collocational patterns; concessive relationships; prototypical usage; native language transfer;

    Abstract : Previous comparative studies of usage of contrast markers have found that Swedish non-native speakers of English underuse and overuse different individual items compared to native speakers. This paper compares the use of the contrast markers however, nevertheless/nonetheless, yet and still in essays in linguistics to determine how and why they might be used differently. READ MORE