Collocation: Applications and Implications

by Oliver Mason, Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Geoff Barnbrook, et al.

Book Overview

All aspects of the concept of collocation - the phenomenon whereby words naturally tend to occur in the company of a restricted set of other words - are covered in this book. It deals in detail with the history of the word collocation, the concepts associated with it and its use in a linguistic context. The authors show the practical means by which the collocational behaviour of words can be explored using illustrative computer programs and examine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403946124
• ISBN13: 9781403946126
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"