The acquisition of basic collocations by Japanese learners of English

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Try to learn new words in phrases not in isolation Write down words that commonly go together.These are called collocations: Adjectives + nouns, e.g.rich vocabulary, classical music, common sense.Verbs + nouns, e.g. to express an opinion, to take sides.Nouns in phrases, e.g. in touch with, a train set, a sense of humour Words + prepositions, e.g. at a loss for words, thanks to you. Note special grammatical characteristics of new words.For example,

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