Collocation : Applications and Implications

This book presents a comprehensive description of collocation, covering both the theoretical and practical background and the implications and applications of the concept as language model and analytical tool. It provides a definitive survey of currently available techniques and a detailed description of their implementation. 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. Part I. The Historical Background: 1. The Concept Of Collocation; 2. Collocation And Language Theory: The Twentieth Century -- Part Ii. Implementation: 3. Computing Collocations; 4. Extensions -- Part Iii. Applications Of Collocation: 5. Concordances And Lexicoraphy; 6. Pedagogy, Translation And Natgural Language Processing -- Part Iv. Implications: 7. Collocation And Language Theory: Recent Developments; 8. Case Studies -- Appendix 1. Subcorpora Of The Bank Of English -- Appendix 2. Case Study 3: Concordances - Dry, Ground And Land -- Appendix 3. Computer Programs. Geoff Barnbrook, Oliver Mason And Ramesh Krishnamurthy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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 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 Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The concept of collocation....Pages 3-31 Collocation and language theory: twentieth century....Pages 32-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Computing collocations....Pages 55-79 Extensions....Pages 80-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Concordances and lexicography....Pages 93-118 Pedagogy, translation and natural language processing....Pages 119-143 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 Collocation and language theory: recent developments....Pages 147-173 Case studies....Pages 174-213 Back Matter....Pages 214-254