Researching Collocations in Another Language: Multiple Interpretations

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction: Researching L2 Collocation Knowledge and Development....Pages 1-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Effects of Second Language Immersion on Second Language Collocational Development....Pages 21-33
Sound Evidence: Phraseological Units in Spoken Corpora....Pages 34-48
Exploring L1 and L2 Writing Development through Collocations: A Corpus-based Look....Pages 49-59
Commentary on Part I: Learner Corpora: A Window onto the L2 Phrasicon....Pages 60-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Towards Collocational Webs for Presenting Collocations in Learners’ Dictionaries....Pages 69-85
Japanese Learners’ Collocation Dictionary Retrieval Performance....Pages 86-98
Designing Pedagogic Materials to Improve Awareness and Productive Use of L2 Collocations....Pages 99-113
Commentary on Part II: Exploring Materials for the Study of L2 Collocations....Pages 114-121
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Evaluating a New Test of Whole English Collocations....Pages 125-138
Toward an Assessment of Learners’ Receptive and Productive Syntagmatic Knowledge....Pages 139-152
Designing and Evaluating Tests of Receptive Collocation Knowledge: COLLEX and COLLMATCH....Pages 153-170
Commentary on Part III: Developing and Validating Tests of L2 Collocation Knowledge....Pages 171-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Collocation Learning through an ‘AWARE’ Approach: Learner Perspectives and Learning Process....Pages 181-193
Learning Collocations through Attention-Drawing Techniques: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis....Pages 194-207
Following Individuals’ L2 Collocation Development over Time....Pages 208-223
Commentary on Part IV: Processes in the Development of L2 Collocational Knowledge — A Challenge for Language Learners, Researchers and Teachers....Pages 224-231
Conclusion: Navigating L2 Collocation Research....Pages 232-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-273