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Collocations in a Learner Corpus

Author : Nadja Nesselhauf
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027222851

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Collocations in a Learner Corpus by Nadja Nesselhauf Pdf

Collocations are both pervasive in language and difficult for language learners, even at an advanced level. In this book, these difficulties are for the first time comprehensively investigated. On the basis of a learner corpus, idiosyncratic collocation use by learners is uncovered, the building material of learner collocations examined, and the factors that contribute to the difficulty of certain groups of collocations identified. An extensive discussion of the implications of the results for the foreign language classroom is also presented, and the contentious issue of the relation of corpus linguistic research and language teaching is thus extended to learner corpus analysis.

Language Processing in Advanced Learners of English

Author : Marco Schilk
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261342

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Language Processing in Advanced Learners of English by Marco Schilk Pdf

The production and processing of collocations and formulaic language is a field of growing interest in corpus linguistics and experimental psycholinguistics. In the past this fascinating field at the interface of grammar and the lexicon has been mainly studied based on English native speakers, while research focusing on second language speakers and language learners has been comparatively rare. This book proposes an integration of corpus-based and experimental methods by analysing language processing of collocation by advanced learners of English. In using corpus-derived collocational stimuli of native-like and learner-typical language use in an experimental setting, it shows how advanced German L1 learners of English process native-like collocations, L1-based interferences and non-collocating lexical combinations. This book is of interest to anyone interested in the psycholinguistic validity of collocation from a bilingual point of view, as it explores methods of tracking collocational processing of speakers working with different sets of ‘collocational preferences’.

Collocations, Corpora and Language Learning

Author : Paweł Szudarski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108998727

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Collocations, Corpora and Language Learning by Paweł Szudarski Pdf

This Element provides a systematic overview and synthesis of corpus-based research into collocations focusing on the learning and use of collocations by second language (L2) users. Underlining the importance of collocation as a key notion within the field of corpus linguistics, the text offers a state-of-the-art account of the main findings related to the applications of corpora and corpus-based measures for defining, identifying and analysing collocations as related to second language acquisition. Emphasising the quality of L2 collocation research, the Element illustrates key methodological issues to be considered when conducting this type of corpus analysis. It also discusses examples of pertinent research questions and points to representative studies treated as models of good practice. Aiming at researchers both new and experienced, the Element also points to avenues for future work and shows the relevance of corpus-based analysis for improving the process of learning and teaching of L2 collocations.

A Corpus Study of Collocation in Chinese Learner English

Author : Yuanwen Lu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315464718

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A Corpus Study of Collocation in Chinese Learner English by Yuanwen Lu Pdf

Collocation is an important tool in describing lexical behaviour in language and has received increasing attention in recent years. Based on two corpora: LOCNESS (the Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays) and MLC (the Non-English major Mainland Chinese Learner Corpus), this book explores the features of Chinese learner English with analysis of grammatical and lexical collocations. The findings show that Chinese university students use collocations with considerably less variety and Chinese language and culture exert a substantial influence on their English writing. It also discusses ways to tackle the problems Chinese English learners face and the pedagogical implications for teaching English and learning English collocations. As one of the first systematic studies to investigate collocations in Chinese learner English based on learner corpora, this book not only analyzes how Chinese learners use collocations in their English writing, but also provides significant implications for foreign language teaching and learning.

Vocabulary Increase and Collocation Learning

Author : Haiyan Men
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811058226

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Vocabulary Increase and Collocation Learning by Haiyan Men Pdf

This book highlights research that expands on our knowledge of second- language collocation acquisition. It presents original findings based on the largest collocation database to date, encompassing over 8,000 collocations: verb + noun, adjective + noun, and noun + noun. These collocations, collected from a one-million-learner corpus, were not confined to English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at a particular proficiency level, but also included learners at three levels. As such, the book provides a panoramic view regarding L2 collocation acquisition, not only in terms of learners’ acquisition of different types of collocations, but in terms of the developmental patterns in L2 collocation learning. One major discovery is that there is a collocation lag as learners’ proficiency levels rise, which is associated with vocabulary increase, in particular semantic domains—a remarkable insight for second-language acquisition researchers, English teachers and EFL learners alike. The findings reported shed new light on how collocations are acquired by EFL learners, offering guidance on how they can best be taught. In closing, the book discusses pedagogical aspects that arise from considering how learners can be helped with collocation learning.

The Idiom Principle and L1 Influence

Author : Ying Wang
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027266712

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The Idiom Principle and L1 Influence by Ying Wang Pdf

This book examines delexical verb + noun collocations such as make a decision, give rise to and take care of in Swedish and Chinese learner English. Using a methodological framework that combines learner corpus research with a contrastive perspective, the study is one of the very few in the field to incorporate corpora of the learner’s L1 to investigate the effects of L1 influence. The book provides a highly detailed and multi-faceted analysis of delexical verb + noun collocations in terms of frequency of occurrence, lexical preferences and morphosyntactic patterns. Quantitative and qualitative results on overuse, underuse and errors are presented with linguistically and pedagogically relevant interpretations that include cultural and discourse aspects. More importantly, the book throws light on how L2 learners may alternate between the open-choice principle and the idiom principle as well as the extent and nature of L1 influence on their collocational use.

An Analysis of the Knowledge and Use of English Collocations by French and Japanese Learners

Author : Shino Kurosaki
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781612334172

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An Analysis of the Knowledge and Use of English Collocations by French and Japanese Learners by Shino Kurosaki Pdf

The present study investigated differences on the knowledge and use of collocations between French and Japanese learners with regard to: 1) L1 influence; and 2) combinability and transparency influence. The test materials included four categories of the lexical collocations: 1) verb + noun; 2) delexicalised verb + noun; 3) adjective + noun; and 4) adverb + adjective. The two types of tasks, Multiple Choice Question Tasks and Translation Tasks, are performed, and the learner corpora are also investigated in order to examine whether the learners from different L1 backgrounds demonstrate different results. Though L1 influence by both French and Japanese learners was demonstrated, the Japanese learners showed a greater L1 influence in the [adjective ] noun] category than the French learners. The investigation also found that L1 influence does not necessarily result in accuracy of the collocations. With regard to the combinability and transparency influence, the results of the two types of tasks followed Kellerman's (1978) remark. However, some contrasted results were also identified in learner corpus investigation. Thus the combinability and transparency influence were not necessarily identified. The results of the present study have a potential to improve teaching/learning of collocations through recognizing the learners' tendencies of learning collocations.

Twenty Years of Learner Corpus Research. Looking Back, Moving Ahead

Author : Sylviane Granger,Gaëtanelle Gilquin,Fanny Meunier
Publisher : Presses universitaires de Louvain
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9782875581990

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Twenty Years of Learner Corpus Research. Looking Back, Moving Ahead by Sylviane Granger,Gaëtanelle Gilquin,Fanny Meunier Pdf

This proceedings volume covers issues of learner corpus design, collection and annotation and contains reports on various aspects of (written and spoken) learner interlanguage as well as design of learner-corpus-informed tools.

Spanish Learner Corpus Research

Author : Margarita Alonso-Ramos
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027266248

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Spanish Learner Corpus Research by Margarita Alonso-Ramos Pdf

The aim of this book is to present a comprehensive picture of the current state of Spanish learner corpus research (SLCR), which makes it unique, since no other monograph has focused on collecting research dealing with learner corpora of any language other than English. In addition to an introductory appraisal of current SLCR, as well as a wake-up call reminding us that learner corpus design still needs to be improved, this volume features a selection of original studies ranging from general issues concerning learner corpora compilation to more specific aspects such as phonetic, lexical, grammatical and pragmatic features of the interlanguage of learners of Spanish, as reflected in corpus data. This volume will undoubtedly be of significant interest to researchers involved in corpus linguistics, second language acquisition research, as well as to professionals in the field of Spanish as a second language, including teachers, and creators and publishers of teaching materials.

Researching Collocations in Another Language

Author : Andy Barfield,Henrik Gyllstad
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230245327

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Researching Collocations in Another Language by Andy Barfield,Henrik Gyllstad Pdf

This volume brings together original research in the four areas of L2 collocation learner corpora, L2 collocation lexicographic and classroom materials, L2 collocation knowledge assessment, and L2 collocation learner processes. Each area is covered by three research chapters and a dedicated commentary chapter by experts in the field.

Developmental and Crosslinguistic Perspectives in Learner Corpus Research

Author : Yukio Tono,Yuji Kawaguchi,Makoto Minegishi
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027271723

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Developmental and Crosslinguistic Perspectives in Learner Corpus Research by Yukio Tono,Yuji Kawaguchi,Makoto Minegishi Pdf

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research and developments on the use of learner corpora perceived from developmental and crosslinguistic perspectives. The book is divided into two parts. The eleven contributions of Part I investigate the development of English language skills of young learners across seven countries/regions on the basis of a new corpus resource called the International Corpus of Crosslinguistic Interlanguage (ICCI). Part II contains seven papers devoted to other varieties of learner corpora, especially spoken learner corpora and learner corpora of languages other than English. Presenting original research in corpus linguistics, this book will be of interest to researchers and postgraduates in the fields of learner corpus research and second language acquisition and those who wish to apply corpus methodology in teaching and learning. For sale in all countries except Japan. For customers in Japan: please contact Yushodo Co.

Progressives, Patterns, Pedagogy

Author : Ute Römer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027222894

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Progressives, Patterns, Pedagogy by Ute Römer Pdf

This book presents a large-scale corpus-driven study of progressives in 'real' English and 'school' English, combining an analysis of general linguistic interest with a pedagogically motivated one. A systematic comparative analysis of more than 10,000 progressive forms taken from the largest existing corpora of spoken British English and from a small corpus of EFL textbook texts highlights numerous differences between actual language use and textbook language concerning the distribution of progressives, their preferred contexts, favoured functions, and typical lexical-grammatical patterns. On the basis of these differences, a number of pedagogical implications are derived, the integration of which then leads to a first draft of an innovative concept of teaching progressives - a concept which responds to three key criteria in pedagogical description: typicality, authenticity, and communicative utility. The analysis also demonstrates that many existing accounts of the progressive are inappropriate in several respects and that not enough attention is being paid to lexical-grammatical relations.! Winner of the "Wissenschaftspreis Hannover 2006" for outstanding research monographs !

Computer Learner Corpora, Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching

Author : Sylviane Granger,Joseph Hung,Stephanie Petch-Tyson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027296238

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Computer Learner Corpora, Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching by Sylviane Granger,Joseph Hung,Stephanie Petch-Tyson Pdf

This book takes stock of current research into computer learner corpora conducted both by ELT and SLA specialists. It should be of particular interest to researchers looking to assess its relevance to SLA theory and ELT practice. Throughout the volume, emphasis is also placed on practical, methodological aspects of computer learner corpus research, in particular the contribution of technology to the research process. The advantages and disadvantages of automated and semi-automated approaches are analyzed, the capabilities of linguistic software tools investigated, the corpora (and compilation processes) described in detail. In this way, an important function of the volume is to give practical insight to researchers who may be considering compiling a corpus of learner data or embarking on learner corpus research.The volume is divided into three main sections: • Section 1 gives a general overview of learner corpus research; • Section 2 illustrates a range of corpus-based approaches to interlanguage analysis; • Section 3 demonstrates the direct pedagogical relevance of learner corpus work.

Collocations as a Language Resource

Author : Sonja Poulsen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027257987

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Collocations as a Language Resource by Sonja Poulsen Pdf

Are collocations problems or solutions to problems? If you take the perspective of the foreign learner, as in traditional phraseology, they are certainly challenging, and they have therefore been categorized as arbitrary, or even defective, deviations from an assumed norm of full compositionality. This is a paradox because their ubiquity in language and their importance for language proficiency are undisputed. The book provides a critical review of the traditional phraseological approach to collocations with its classical categories and its roots in structural and generative linguistics as well as traditional Russian phraseology. Instead, it proposes a theory of collocations as an independent functional domain, no longer characterized as “odd comings-together of words” that are neither fully compositional nor fully idiomatic. It fills a research gap and should appeal to phraseologists and cognitive linguists as well as psycholinguists, neurolinguists, corpus linguists, PhD-students and other advanced students of linguistics who are interested in exploring collocations as a language resource and may be interested in contributing to it.

Learner Corpus Research Meets Second Language Acquisition

Author : Bert Le Bruyn,Magali Paquot
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108425407

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Learner Corpus Research Meets Second Language Acquisition by Bert Le Bruyn,Magali Paquot Pdf

This volume bridges the gap between the rapidly advancing fields of Learner Corpus Research and Second Language Acquisition.