期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：4
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：With the rise of the Firthian linguistics, the importance of bringing about adistinct shift from learning and teaching lexical items towards a consideration of lexisin larger units of language organization began to be felt. As meaning in text iscumulative and each lexical item is affected what follows it or precedes it. So the studyof lexis does not mean the study of words in isolation. So, collocations play animportant role in second language learning and teaching, especially at advance level.There is a slim body of literature on the study of Urdu collocations. The gap isdeplorable especially in view of the fact that the use of computer has brought about inthe study of language. The EMILLE corpus is a case in point. Employing the EMILLE,the present article aims to explore Urdu collocation vis-à-vis their structure andfunction. The study shows that collocations play a very significant role in the Urdulanguage. The finding has pedagogical implications. The teachers and materialdesigners of Urdu must focus on the way collocations create meanings. The articleconcludes with the hope this article will at a spur to other researchers of Urdu toinvestigate the manifold aspects of the Urdu collocations.
