The Syntagmatics of Noun Collocations in English

Abstract

The analysis of the syntagmatic relations of collocations allows clarifying the regulated constant semantic structures which are typical of the given language unit, in this case of the noun. The functional motivation of the whole structure in noun collocations in English is conditioned by the other constituents of the collocation, rather than of the noun itself. They help perceive the general semantic nuances, as well as the metaphoric meaning and different degrees of directness of the given language unit.