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Adjective + noun collocations in L2 spoken English: How robust is the effect of proficiency?

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Adjective + noun collocations in L2 spoken English: How robust is the effect of proficiency? / Gablasova, Dana; Brezina, Vaclav.
In: International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, Vol. 11, No. 1, 28.02.2025, p. 79-113.

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Gablasova, D & Brezina, V 2025, 'Adjective + noun collocations in L2 spoken English: How robust is the effect of proficiency?', International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 79-113. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.23034.gab

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Gablasova, D., & Brezina, V. (2025). Adjective + noun collocations in L2 spoken English: How robust is the effect of proficiency? International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, 11(1), 79-113. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.23034.gab

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Gablasova D, Brezina V. Adjective + noun collocations in L2 spoken English: How robust is the effect of proficiency? International Journal of Learner Corpus Research. 2025 Feb 28;11(1):79-113. Epub 2024 Dec 9. doi: 10.1075/ijlcr.23034.gab

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Gablasova, Dana ; Brezina, Vaclav. / Adjective + noun collocations in L2 spoken English : How robust is the effect of proficiency?. In: International Journal of Learner Corpus Research. 2025 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 79-113.

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