AN ANALYSIS OF EFL COLLOCATIONS, A CORPUS - BASED STUDY

For the non- native learners, collocation plays the key role in the acquisition of English language. Its remarkableness is indisputable for them. Collocation is the unit of lexis, that is why, its remarkableness in the acquisition of English language is an admitted fact (Xu,2020). Recently, a great shift has been observed from approaching single lexical items of language towards phraseology. The meaning is not present in a single lexical unit rather it is reflected through the longer stretch of language. So, the study of these longer stretches in learning English has been increased manifold. In text, apparently, each lexical item is influenced by its adjacent words. So, the lexical studies do not stress the individual vocabulary items alone. Many studies have described ‘lexis as a linguistic unit, influenced by different syntactical dimensions. So, the concept of collocations occupies a crucial place in EFL setting, especially at advance level. Pakistani English is emerging as a significant variety because it is the official language of the country. To handle the issue of collocation formally in detail is needed for EFL Learners of Pakistan. In this regard, dictionaries are the major tool kit for EFL learners. The conducted research aims to design the features of Pakistani English dictionary of collocation from lexicographic perspective.