types of collocations
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Types of collocationsThere are many ways by which you can classify collocations…
**In this presentation I will rely on a common classification that differentiate between Grammatical and lexical collocations… **And later on the classification made by Oxford Collocation Dictionary for students of English learners…
A “grammatical collocation” contains a noun/verb/ adjective plus a preposition or a particular form of the verb (-ing or infinitive).
Types of collocations
1- grammatical collocations
Types of collocations
1- grammatical collocations
Verb + Preposition
onDepend
ofAfraid
Adjective + Preposition
at
of
Noun + Particular form of verb
Strength to lift it
strength lifting it
In“lexical collocations” a verb, noun, adjective or adverb forms a predictable connection with another word, as in:
Types of collocations
2- Lexical collocations
Types of collocations
2- Lexical collocations
Adverb + Adjective
Adjective + Noun
Noun + Verb
Completely satisfied
Downright satisfied
Excruciating pain
Excruciating joy
Lions roar
Lions shout
Oxford Collocation Dictionary for students of English learners classifies collocations in terms of Fixdness.
Types of collocations
FixdnessFixdnessFixdness
Types of collocationsOxford Collocation Dictionary for students of English learners
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Strength
Unique
the bill
Foot
Rare collocations
Types of collocationsOxford Collocation Dictionary for students of English learners …
Strength
Unique
Strong
words are very closely associated with each otherMitigating
circumstancefactor
Types of collocationsOxford Collocation Dictionary for students of English learners …
Strength
Unique
Strong
Med-strength
Common collocationsHave a conversation
Make a conversation
Types of collocationsOxford Collocation Dictionary for students of English learners …
Strength
Unique
Strong
Med-strength
Weak
colours
Very common