Collocation Applications and Implications

by Barnbrook, Geoff; Krishnamurthy, Ramesh; Mason, Oliver

• ISBN13: 9781403946133
• ISBN10: 1403946132
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-05-14
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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 behavior of words can be explored using illustrative computer programs and examine applications in teaching, lexicography and natural language processing that use collocation in formation. The book investigates the place that collocation occupies in theories of language and provides a thoroughly comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the current position of collocation in language studies and applied linguistics.

Author Biography

GEOFF BARNBROOK is Senior Lecturer in English Language, University of Birmingham, UK

RAMESH KRISHNAMURTHY is Lecturer in English Studies, University of Aston, UK

OLIVER MASON is Lecturer in English Language, University of Birmingham, UK

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Story So Far

Collocation as a Language Model

The Empirical Approach

Implications and Applications

Appendix: Software and Algorithms

Index

Introduction

The Story So Far

Collocation as a Language Model

The Empirical Approach

Implications and Applications

Appendix: Software and Algorithms

Index

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