ColloCaid Academic Collocation Errors and Other Problems

The Academic Collocation Errors and Other Problems database by ColloCaid (www.collocaid.uk) comprises 361 collocation errors and other issues found widely and frequently in English academic writing.<br>Problems are classed as:(1) errors like *<i>knowledge in how</i> instead of <i>knowledge of how</i>; (2) atypical word combinations that are grammatically acceptable but not very common, like <i>lose control over</i> (atypical) compared with l<i>ose control of</i> (typical); (3) strings that are wrong in most contexts, like <i>knowledge in the</i> (unacceptable most contexts, such as *<i>knowledge in the issue</i>), yet can be acceptable in a few contexts, like <i>knowledge in the field of linguistics.</i><br><br>A variety of sources were used to compile the database, including learner corpora, textbooks, dictionaries, and grammars. <br>