1. Difference between collocations and collocates

• fathom, budge, guess, regard, matter, scale
• break (v), fix (v), train (n), cigar, owl, snorkel*
• colligation: end up
   
• comply (roles), take, see
• aphid, heinous, colo(u)rful,
• race (two meanings), refuge (roles)
   
• Synonyms: colorless / drab (COCA, Sketch Engine)
   
• Activity: compare 2-3 words: which describes the words better -- collocations/concordances or collocates?

1. refuge

2. butterfly

3. aphid

4. run

Quiz

1. Not discussed: MI (Mutual Information) / t-score / f-score

2. General rule: score of 1, 3, 30, 100

3. Not discussed: leak, shoulder, bribery, stand (v)

4. Collocates of: [ node / center / pivot / key ] word

1. butterfly, aphid, comply, refuge

2. ago, time, colourless, bourgeois

3. Corpus: BCCE( Birmingham Corpus of Contemporary English), BNC, Bank of English

4. Linguist: Frandsen, Firth, Fixx, Farnham