The descriptions of phrasal verbs in language reference materials

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, Rafidah, Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australian International Academic Centre 2018
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/74874/1/74874_The%20descriptions%20of%20phrasal%20verbs%20in%20language%20reference%20materials.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74874/; http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJALEL/article/view/4839/3666
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Multi-word units like phrasal verbs (PVs) are very common in English, indicating their usefulness in everyday settings. Despite the importance of PVs in both written and spoken discourse, it was reported that language learners generally have great difficulties in understanding and using this ling...