Matthew Kelcey continues his series on collocations, although the title to part 3 doesn’t say as much.
collocations in wikipedia, part 2
In part 2 Matt discusses alternatives to “magic” frequency cut-offs for collocation analysis.
I rather like the idea of looking for alternatives to “it’s just that way” methodologies. Accepting traditional cut-offs, etc., maybe the right thing to do in some cases, but only with experience and understanding the alternatives.
finding phrases with mutual information [collocations, part 3]
In part 3 Matt discusses taking collocations beyond just two terms that occur together and techniques for that analysis.
Matt is also posting todo thoughts for further investigation.
If you have the time and interest, drop by Matt’s blog to leave suggestions or comments.
(See collocations in wikipedia, part 1 for our coverage of the first post.)