What is collocation?
describes word partnership, co-occurences (do homeowrk, make bed)
What is colligation?
has to do ith prepositions after nouns and adjectives (start + to ….)
What is the difference between grammatical form and meaning?
eg. form: verb + ed
he walked -> describes past
but can also be used as I wondered -> hypothetical, polite
there is no one-to-one relationship betweeen a grammatical form and its meaning
What do pragmatics study?
meaning depending on context
(statement can be a subtle intention to make sb to sth)
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