Collocations are a pervasive feature of many languages and English seems to be particularly rich in such multi-word lexemes. They have not been a major focus of teaching and research, however, despite the fact that learners have serious problems with the production of idiomatically correct language . The present study , therefore, aimed at finding out the problems of high proficiency level Iranian learners of English with English collocations. The study had two phases. In phase I, over 4000 pages of materials produced (in English) by 68 subjects were carefully studied and a list of collocational errors were extracted. The list was then analyzed and ten patterns were found. In phase II, nine cued production tasks were developed which were given to 163 subjects. Results showed that Iranian advanced learners of English do have serious problems with English collocations. The results of the present study can have theoretical and pedagogical implications for syllabus designers, teachers, and translators.
کلید واژگان :Collocations, lexical collocations, grammatical collocations
ارزش ریالی : 300000 ریال
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