The objectives of this study are (1) to explore the usage of English collocations of the keywords in selected Buddhist literature, and (2) to identify the types of combinations pertaining to the usage of English collocation of the keywords in selected Buddhist literature.
Both Buddhist literature, What the Buddha Taught, and Good, Evil and Beyond, were selected. The data was initially collected and analyzed by the application of the software AntConc 3.4.4w which was developed by L. Anthony. The study was followed by utilizing Microsoft Excel 2013 data base, Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English (2012), and Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus (2013).
The results derived from the current study through a documentary and qualitative method revealed a list of keywords which are most frequently used in the selected Buddhist literature. From the selected top 50 most frequent keywords, the collocations to each keyword were identified. Only the usage of English collocations that met specified criteria were selected and categorized into the 17 types of combinations pertaining to the usage of English collocations.
The results revealed as follows:
1) The keyword way had the most frequent usage of English collocations in What the Buddha Taught with the frequency of 75 occurrences or 11.87%. Among the frequency of 75 occurrences, the results were as follows: (1) same way with the frequency of 5 or 6.67% , (2) own way with 1 or 1.33%, (3) practical way with 1 or 1.33% , (4) right way with 1 or 1.33%, (5) show the way with 2 or 2.67%, (6) find a way with 1 or 1.33% , (7) finds the way with 1 or 1.33%, (8) in this way with 39 or 52% , (9) on the way with 2 or 2.67%, (10) in this way with 1 or 1.33%, (11) on his way with 1 or 1.33%, (12) on my way with 1 or 1.33%, (13) way to with 9 or 12%, (14) way out with 1 or 1.33%, (15) a waywith 6 or 8%, (16) in every way with 1 or 1.33%, (17) in some way with 1 or 1.33% , and (18) way out with 1 or 1.33%.
The keywords good and kind had the most frequent usage of English collocations in Good, Evil and Beyond with the frequency of 61 occurrences or 8.32%. Among the 61 frequency of occurrences, the results were as follows: (1) good results with the frequency of 10 or 16.39%, (2) good deeds with 6 or 9.84% , (3) good fortune with 4 or 6.56%, (4) good friend with 4 or 6.56%, (5) good life with 2 or 3.28%, (6) good speech with 2 or 3.28%, and (7) good behavior, (8) good deal , (9) good deed, (10) good direction, (11) good education, (12) good friends, (13) good harvest, (14) good people, (15) good reputation, (16) good things, and (17) good views which all together consisted the same frequency of 1 or 1.64%, (18) is good with 10 or 16.39%, (19) be goodwith 5 or 8.20% , (20) are not good with 2 or 3.28%, (21) is not good with 2 or 1.64%, (22) become the good with 1 or 1.64%, (23) are good with 1 or 1.64%, and (24) very good with the frequency of 1 or 1.64%. The keyword kind also had the most frequent usage with the frequency of 61 occurrences. Among the frequency of 61 occurrences, the results were as follows: (1) any kind with the frequency of 4 or 6.56%, and (2) another kind, (3) certain kind, (4) right kind, (5) same kind, (6) some kind all together consisted the same frequency of 1 or 1.64%, (7) kind of with 48 or 78.69%, and (8) in any kind, (9) of any kind, (10) of one kind, and (11) of this kind all together consisted the same frequency of 1 occurrence or 1.64%.
2) The Adjective + Noun was the most frequent type of combination pertaining to the usage of English collocations of the keyword in What the Buddha Taught with the frequency of 192 occurrences or 30.38%. Also in Good, Evil and Beyond, the Adjective + Noun was the most frequent type of combination with the frequency of 307 occurrences or 41.88%.
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