Demir, Cüneyt2024-12-242024-12-2420171305-578Xhttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/293587https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/5439In the field of ELT, a growing awareness has been paid to the use of correct and appropriate word combinations.Of methods and techniques existed in the literature, the issue of lexical collocation gets a great deal of attention.However, one of the main obstacles, particularly for non-native writers (NNW), is indeterminate knowledge ofword combinations. Through the acquisition of collocation, it may be possible for NNW to increase their lexicalcompetence. The present study attempted to investigate the use of English lexical collocations in the texts writtenby native writers of English (NW) and non-native writers of English (NNW), and to examine whether there areany statistically significant differences between NW and NNW in terms of employing collocations in theirwritten productions. The corpora for the current study consisted of 40 research articles (RAs) published inleading journals in ELT, 20 of which belong to native speakers of English while the rest to non-natives. OnlyRAs published in ELT discipline were included in the corpora because lexical collocation may show differenceacross disciplines. Before analysing, the data were categorized according to a taxonomy divided into seven:verb+noun, verb+adj./adv., noun+verb, noun+noun, adjective+noun, adverb+adjective,andadverb+verb. Toable to explore the data, Independent Samples T-test was employed. The findings yielded significant results.Further, the current study sheds light on whether to include lexical collocations for a better writing. At the end,based on the research findings, some pedagogical implications and suggestions for further research andcollocation awareness were discussed.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEğitimEğitim Araştırmaları,Dil ve Dil BilimArticle1317587293587