Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Motivation for the Present Study 1
1.1.1 Importance of Collocations in Language Learning 2
1.1.2 Special Collocation Problems Experienced by Chinese Learners 4
1.1.3 User-friendly Orientation in Lexicography 5
1.2 Research Objectives and Research Questions 6
1.3 Research Framework 7
1.4 Significance of the Study 11
1.4.1 Pedagogical Significance of the Study 11
1.4.2 Lexicographic Significance of the Study 12
1.5 Research Methodology 13
1.6 Outline of the Research 14
Chapter 2 Previous Studies on Collocations 17
2.1 A General Survey on Collocations 17
2.1.1 Definitions of Collocation 18
2.1.2 Properties of Collocation 21
2.1.3 Classification of Collocations 23
2.2 Different Theories Abroad Concerning Collocation Studies 25
2.2.1 Lexis Approach 26
2.2.2 Semantic Approach 28
2.2.3 Phraseological Approach 28
2.2.4 Structural Approach 31
2.2.5 Computational(Corpus-based)Approach 32
2.2.6 Psychological Approach 33
2.3 Collocation Studies by Chinese Scholars 33
2.3.1 Studies from Linguistic Perspective 34
2.3.2 Studies from Pedagogical Perspective 35
2.4 Lexicographic Studies on Collocations 38
2.4.1 Lexicographic Studies on Collocations in China 39
2.4.2 Collocations Represented in Dictionaries 41
2.5 Summary 49
Chapter 3 Collocation in Second Language Acquisition 51
3.1 Shift to Vocabulary in EFL Learning and Teaching 51
3.2 Shift to Collocations in Vocabulary Learning and Teaching 52
3.2.1 Significance of Lexical Approach in EFL Learning 53
3.2.2 Recent Advance Towards Studies on Collocation Competence 55
3.3 Summary 57
Chapter 4 Psychological View of Collocations and Its Impact on Collocation Acquisition 58
4.1 L1 Mental Lexicon and Collocations 58
4.1.1 Collocation as Lexical Items Stored in Mental Lexicon 59
4.1.2 Collocation as Lexical Items Accessed from Mental Lexicon 61
4.2 Lexical Priming and Collocations 62
4.3 Features of L2 Mental Lexicon and Collocation Acquisition 64
4.3.1 Lack of Semantic Connection Between Words 64
4.3.2 Stronger Connection Between L1 Word and Shared Concept 66
4.4 Psycholinguistic Impact on Development of Collocation Competence 67
4.4.1 Establishing the Semantic Network in L2 Mental Lexicon 68
4.4.2 Building a Strong Link Between Words and Concepts 69
4.4.3 Reinforcing Collocational Priming in Collocation Acquisition 71
4.5 Summary 72
Chapter 5 A Cognitive Approach to Collocation Researches 73
5.1 A Cognitive View of Metaphor and Its Influence on EFL Learning 73
5.1.1 CMT:a Theoretical Basis for Interaction Between Metaphor and Collocation 74
5.1.2 Collocation:from Novel Metaphor to Dead Metaphor 77
5.1.3 Metaphor:Cognitive Motivation for Collocation 79
5.1.4 Demonstration of Motivated Collocation:Synaesthesia 81
5.1.5 A Case Study of Metaphorical Collocations of Mind 85
5.2 Interaction Between Metaphor and Collocation in Verbal Collocations 87
5.2.1 Orientational Metaphors and Verbal Collocations 88
5.2.2 Structural Metaphors and Verbal Collocations 89
5.2.3 Ontological Metaphors and Verbal Collocations 90
5.3 Summary 94
Chapter 6 Research on the Interaction Between Metaphor and Collocation 95
6.1 Linguistic Dimension of Metaphor and Its Impact on Collocations 95
6.1.1 Semantic Derivation and Collocations 96
6.1.2 Semantic Prosody and Collocations 98
6.2 Social Dimension of Metaphor and Its Impact on Collocations 101
6.2.1 Universality of Conceptual Metaphors and Collocations 101
6.2.2 Cultural Variations of Conceptual Metaphors and Collocations 104
6.3 Interaction Between Metaphor and Collocation 107
6.4 Summary 108
Chapter 7 A Survey on Chinese Learners' Collocation Competence 109
7.1 An Empirical Study on Chinese Advanced EFL Learners' Collocation Competence 109
7.1.1 Empirical Study:Part One 109
7.1.2 Empirical Study:Part Two 114
7.2 Cognitive Interpretation on Chinese Learners' Collocation Incompetence 126
7.2.1 Negligence of Cognitive Factors in Collocation Acquisition 126
7.2.2 EFL Learners' Lack of English Metaphor Competence 127
7.3 Summary 128
Chapter 8 Collocation Representation in Current LDs 130
8.1 Collocation Representation in MLDs 130
8.1.1 Collocation Information Embedded in Definitions 131
8.1.2 Demonstration of Typical Collocations in Examples 132
8.1.3 High Concentration of Collocation Information with Collocation Boxes 133
8.1.4 Error-oriented Collocation Information in Usage Notes 135
8.1.5 Explicit Demonstration of Semantic Prosody with Labels 135
8.2 Collocation Representation in Existing ECLDs 137
8.2.1 Underestimate of menus 137
8.2.2 Ignorance of Semantic Prosody of Collocations 138
8.2.3 Neglect of Cognitive Factors in Collocation Boxes 141
8.3 Summary 142
Chapter 9 A Use Study on Chinese EFL Learners' Collocation Behavior 143
9.1 Research Methods 143
9.2 Findings and Discussions 144
9.3 Summary 155
Chapter 10 A Lexicographic Model for Cognitive Representation of Collocations in ECLDs 157
10.1 The Motivation-oriented Principle on Collocation Representation 157
10.1.1 Word-related Representation of Collocations 158
10.1.2 Concept-related Representation of Collocations 161
10.2 The Semantic-oriented Principle on Collocation Representation 163
10.2.1 Representation of Fixed Collocations 163
10.2.2 Representation of Special Collocations 164
10.2.3 Representation of Desirable Collocations 164
10.2.4 Representation of Priority Collocations 165
10.2.5 Representation of Possible Collocations 165
10.3 The Pragmatic-oriented Principle on Collocation Representation 166
10.4 The Culture-oriented Principle on Collocation Representation 168
10.4.1 Representation of Collocations for Culture-loaded Words 168
10.4.2 Representation of Collocations with Theme-related Culture Information 169
10.4.3 Representation of Collocations with Culture-comparison 170
10.5 A Lexicographic Model for Representation of Collocations in ECLDs 172
10.6 Summary 174
Chapter 11 Conclusion 175
11.1 Main Findings 175
11.2 The Implications for Collocation Acquisition 177
11.3 The Implications for ECLD Compiling 178
11.4 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Researches 179
11.4.1 Limitations 179
11.4.2 Suggestions for Further Studies 180
11.5 Concluding Remarks 181
Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire for Chinese EFL learners' Collocation Competence 183
Appendix Ⅱ Results of the Word Association Test in Appendix Ⅰ 187
Appendix Ⅲ Questionnaire for Use Study in Chapter 9 191
Appendix Ⅳ Concordance for Cultivate 195
Appendix Ⅴ Concordance for Desire 197
Appendix Ⅵ Concordance for Knowledge 200
Bibliography 204
Dictionaries Cited 227