2.3.1 Theory of Collocation
The term collocation is an expression that consists of two or two more words. According to Benson, Benson, and Ilson (1986) collocation is divided into two major groups, known as grammatical collocation and lexical collocation.
Grammatical collocations consist of three word class, namely a noun, an adjective, and a verb that can be added by a preposition, to-infinitve, that-clause. Furthermore, there are 8 basic types of grammatical collocations:
a. Noun + preposition
For example: blockade against
b. Noun + to-infinitive
For example: she felt a need to do it.
c. Noun + that-clause
For example: she reached an agreement that he would represent her in court.
d. Preposition + noun
For example: by accident
e. Adjective
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Verb + Noun/Pronoun + Gerund. For example: they love his clowning
12. Verb + that + noun. For example: we hoped that the weather would be nice.
13. Transitive verb + Direct Object + to be + Adjective/Past participle/ noun/ pronoun. For example: He considered her to be very capable.
14. Transitive verb + Direct Object + Adjective/Past participle/ noun/ pronoun. For example: she dyed her hair red.
15. Transitive verb + two objects. For example: He asked her questions.
16. Verb + adverbial (an adverb/a prepositional phrase/a noun phrase/a clause). For example: the meeting will last three hours.
17. Verb + interrogative word. For example: she always wants what I want.
18. It + transitive verb + to-infinitive/that clause. For example: It puzzled me that he never answered the telephones.
19. Intransitive verb + noun/ adjective: he will make a good teacher. Meanwhile, in lexical collocations there is no prepositions, infinitive or relative clauses contained; however, it consists of nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. There are seven types of lexical collocations:
a. Verb (transitive) + noun/pronoun/prepositional phrase
For example: come to an agreement
b. Verb (which means eradication/cancellation) + noun
For example: reject an
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According to Leech (1974:11), the aim of conceptual meaning is to provide any interpretation of a sentence in the language. It emphasizes on the logical meaning. Furthermore, conceptual meaning is considered as the meaning based on the dictionary.
For example:
The thin woman lumbered along and breathing heavily.
The verb lumbered means a clumsy, awkward movement.
b. Connotative Meaning
Leech (1974:12) stated that connotative meaning can be subjective or unstable. It depends on how an individual perceives the word. In conceptual meaning, the word woman is defined in three different features (+Human, -Male, +Adult); however, in connotative meaning, there is the additional characteristics, properties, and features that woman has, such as:
1. Physical characteristics, such as getting pregnant.
2. Psychological and social properties, such as weepy.
3. Woman features such as wearing dress or skirt, experienced in cookery.
c. Stylistic Meaning
Stylistic meaning is that a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances or its use. (Leech, 1974:14)
For example: after conceded a goal, we shall admit that our squad is lack of
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