Semantic Opacity in the Production of Delexicalized verb + Noun Collocations by Tamil Learners: A Study
| Vol-3 | Issue-07 | July 2018 | Published Online: 05 July 2018 PDF ( 292 KB ) | ||
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1320405 | ||
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Esaya Britto R.
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1Research Scholar, PG & Department of English, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu (India) |
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| Abstract | ||
Semantic opacity is closely related to delexicalized verbs because delexicalized verbs do not have standalone meanings. This characteristic of delexicalized verbs can be a challenge to L2 learners in achieving „native-like‟ fluency. This paper is an attempt to study the influence of semantic opacity in the production of delexicalized verb + noun collocations by advanced learners of English. |
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| Keywords | ||
| collocations, delexicalized verbs, semantic opacity | ||
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