Verb-noun collocations in written discourse of Iranian EFL learners

• Main Authors: Ebrahimi-Bazzaz, Fatemeh, Abd Samad, Arshad, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Noordin, Nooreen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australian International Academic Centre 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46861/1/Verb-noun%20collocations%20in%20written%20discourse%20of%20Iranian%20EFL%20learners.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46861/; http://www.ijalel.org/

When native speakers of English write, they employ both grammatical rules and collocations. Collocations are words that are present in the memory of native speakers as ready-made prefabricated chunks. Non-native speakers who wish to acquire native-like fluency should give appropriate attention to co...