Kolloktsioonid
Kolloktsioonid are combinations of words that frequently occur together in a language. The phenomenon is studied in linguistics, language teaching, natural language processing and lexical semantics. Collocations maintain a fixed order and frequency that makes them distinct from random pairings; they can be adjective‑verb ("strong wind"), verb‑object ("make a decision"), noun‑noun ("coffee shop"), and many other patterns. Estonian collocations (kolloktsioonid) are similar to those in other European languages but also exhibit language‑specific tendencies, such as the use of compound nouns to express specialised concepts.
Functions of collocations include lexical cohesion in a text, ease of processing for readers and speakers,
Distinguishing collocations from idioms: idioms are fixed expressions with figurative meaning that cannot be inferred from