The study of collocation – the restricted way in which two or more words combine across texts – has recently gained much relevance. The acquisition of these combinations has proved an important obstacle for non-native speakers of a foreign language as evinced in recorded unusual combinations of words. This paper analyses nonstandard collocations…

Tradicionalmente las clases de verbos se enseñan teniendo en cuenta sólo la facultad de seleccionar un complemento o no. Esta forma de enseñarlos enfrenta al alumno a la dificultosa tarea de tener que memorizar una extensa lista de patrones verbales. A esta dificultad se le suma la cantidad de casos que escapan a la regla general. Este aprendizaje…