Exploring atypical verb+noun combinations in learner technical writing

Professional and academic discourse is characterised by a specific phraseology, which usually poses problems for students. This paper investigates atypical verb+noun collocations in a corpus of English technical writing of Spanish students. I focus on the type of verbs that most frequently occurred...

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Main Author: María José Luzón Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2011-12-01
Series:International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
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Online Access:http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/149651