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Sensory Collocations: Exploring Our Senses in Language

Dive into the common collocations related to colors, lights, textures, taste, and smell, along with metaphorical collocations. Discover how language reflects our sensory experiences and emotions in writing. Visit http://dannydylan.wordpress.com/ for more insights.

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Sensory Collocations: Exploring Our Senses in Language

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  1. Collocation: Our Senses Use of English Collocation: Units 43 – 45

  2. Introduction • We will cover… • The common collocations of… • Colours • Lights • Texture • Taste and Smell • Some metaphorical collocations in writing related to our senses • http://dannydylan.wordpress.com/

  3. Colour • The colours clash • Colours not going well with each other • E.g. bright yellow VS. bright green • The colour runs / fades • Colour going off • Subdued colours • Dark / boring colours • Opposite: bright / strong • Add a touch of colours • Put in some different colours

  4. Light • Growing dark • Getting dark • Pitch dark • Completely dark • A flickering candle / a twinkling star • Shining unsteadily • Beam of light • Ray of light • Pinpoint of light

  5. Light • A faint glow of dawn • A weak beam of light before sunrise • Tinged with + (colour) • Lightly-shaded • The glare of the sun • Strong shiny light

  6. Texture • Hair • Dry VS. Greasy • Skin • Dry VS. Oily • Smooth VS. Rough • Water / Sea • Smooth VS. Choppy / Rough

  7. Texture • Road / Flight • Smooth VS. Bumpy • Pillow / Bed / Ground • Soft VS. Firm / Hard • Meat • Tender VS. Tough • Pencil / Knife • Sharp VS. Blunt

  8. Taste and Smell • Positive: • Fragrant perfume • Distinctive aroma (pleasant smell of food and drink) • Wafting (moving gently through the air) smell • Fresh scent • Subtle (not obvious = a whiff of) flavour • An acquired taste (something you dislike at first yet becoming something you like after trying)

  9. Taste and Smell • Negative: • Acrid smoke (causing a burning feeling in your throat) • Noxious fume (=poisonous gas) • Foul-smelling • Body odour (bad smell caused by sweat) • Overpowering stink • Revolting stench

  10. Metaphorical Collocations • A grey area = an unclear area • E.g. The law about downloading from the Internet seems to be a grey area. • Add colour to = make something interesting • E.g. The trip to China added colour to our life. • Green issues = environmental issues

  11. Metaphorical Collocations • Blacken (one’s) name = destroy someone’s reputation • Shed / Throw some light on = explain • E.g. The student is trying hard to shed / throw some light on his project to his class. • Cast a shadow over = make something less happy • E.g. My sister’s illness cast a shadow over our Christmas celebration.

  12. Metaphorical Collocations • (be) under the shadow of = receive less attention • E.g. Jim has been under the shadow of his talented brother. • Has a sharp tongue = always saying unkind things • Coarse jokes = vulgar (rude) jokes / jokes in bad taste

  13. Metaphorical Collocations • Leave a bad / unpleasant taste in (one’s) mouth = leave an unpleasant memory • E.g. The SARS has left a bad / unpleasant taste in a lot of HK people’s mouth. • Smell danger = feel the coming of danger • Get the flavour of = get a general idea of something • E.g. I couldn’t hear every word he said, but I got the flavour of what he meant.

  14. ~The End~

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