[Lexicog] collocations

mc_weirdo mc_weirdo at YAHOO.COM
Wed Mar 30 20:00:52 UTC 2005


> Isn't Mc Weirdo an interesting collocation?
I think it's quite nice as a nick as a matter of fact :)

> Hey, Mac, can you be a little bit more specific so that we can
help you?
Basically, I'm doing a small research to see to what extent they're
covered in monolingual (english-engslih) and bilingual dictionaries.

What I need is some theory about collocations in general,
collocations in dictionaries and 'everything you ever wanted to know
about dictionaries but were afraid to ask'.
>
> Fritz Goerling
>
> P.S.: Peter, it is hard to beat a Brit when it comes to puns.
>          How about this addition to the list for lexophiles which
I just received
>          from an American colleague?:
>          "Swiss cheese is sold holesale!"






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