Journal of
Languages and Culture

  • Abbreviation: J. Lang. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6540
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLC
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 132

Full Length Research Paper

The nature of lexical collocational errors committed by advanced Iranian learners of English

Ali Shiravani Shiri*
  • Ali Shiravani Shiri*
  • Philosophy of Education, Farhangian University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Firooz Sadighi
  • Firooz Sadighi
  • Department of English, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
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Maral Azizi
  • Maral Azizi
  • Department of English, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Marziyeh Nekoueizadeh
  • Marziyeh Nekoueizadeh
  • Department of English Language, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
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  •  Received: 26 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 October 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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