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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/125898 Dissertation/Thesis "Do you talk English?": A collocational analysis of "to speak" and "to talk" Lai, Jennifer Chun-ning 1997 Kachru, Yamuna Teaching English as Second Language ESL learners Collocations Linguistic competence Communicative competence eng Some English as a Second Language (ESL) learners progress quite far in their skill with English grammar and vocabulary, yet they still lack the ability to communicate fluently in English. One of the keys to unlocking this mystery may lie in collocations, words which have a strong tendency to co­ occur. The typical model of linguistic competence has included grammar and vocabulary but has not particularly emphasized collocational usage. It is proposed that grammar and lexis alone are insufficient in developing linguistic and, subsequently, communicative competence in ESL learners. Therefore, contrastive collocational information is also needed to develop native-like fluency in English. Two particular lexical items which confuse ESL learners are the verbs "to speak" and "to talk." A collocational analysis of these verbs will be provided along with implications and suggestions for teaching-collocations in the ESL classroom. text Copyright owned by the author. Teaching English to speakers of other languages Linguistics Teaching English as a Second Language University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.A. Thesis