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[Collocations #7]

Task (1): Search for change and switch; which of the two most commonly occurs in the corpus (give an example of each when they function as verbs)?
Task (2): Which of the two can be found to collocate with places? (Remember to include all verb forms in your search; give examples)
Task (3): According to the corpus results you can both change and switch FROM something, but can you both change and switch BETWEEN something? (Supply your answer with examples.) (remember to include all verb forms in your search.)



Suggested answer:
(1) Change is most commonly used in the corpus.

Examples of the verbs change and switch:
'Request the Oberleutnant's permission to change course five degrees southwards.'
... production responsibility will switch entirely to the in-house unit...

(2) Change collocates with places:
...his attendant forces him to change places with him.

(3) No, based on the corpus results, you can only switch between things:
Talland (1959a; 1959b) investigated the ability to switch between different perceptual sets as function of age.

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