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ERIC Number: EJ562750
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Phraseology and Second Language Proficiency.
Howarth, Peter
Applied Linguistics, v19 n1 p24-44 Mar 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 from ten graduate student essays) and from other research. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Corpora; Lexical Collocation