Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.What is collocative meaning of a word? Please take “pretty” and “handsome” as an example to illustrate your point.
COLLOCATIVE MEANING IS THAT PART OF THE WORD MEANING SUGGESTED BY THE WORDS BEFORE OR AFTER THE WORD IN DISCUSSION. FOR EXAMPLE, “PRETTY” AND “HANDSOME” ARE SYNONYMS, WHICH MEAN, “GOOD-LOOKING”. BUT THE USUAL COLLOCATION IS “PRETTY GIRL” AND “HANDSOME BOY”.
