I would like to add some related links: A dictionary of collocations (for dictionary lovers; don't miss the sample pages):
http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/0-19-431243-7?cc=global A corpus to see how words are used: http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/index.xml A tip: in this case is useful to use Firefox to highlight all the ocurrences of the searched word, like this: Step 1. Press Ctrl-F. Step 2. Write the searched word in the corresponding text box. Step 3. Clic on "Highlight All". Another one: http://www.collins.co.uk/corpus/CorpusSearch.aspx I like the most BNC (the first one) because it gives results at random. If you refresh the results page you can get more occurrences :) And here a quote of a 'conclusion': "Real communication comprises a lot of collocations or fixed phrases that are supposedly more than single words. In order for learners to improve fluency, they need to focus on these word combinations in addition to—and sometimes instead of—single words." You can read the complete conclusion and paper here: http://www.jalt-publications.org/tlt/articles/2003/10/kato Thank you, Pablo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
