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Collocation refers to combinations of two lexical items which make a semantic contribution to discourse. According to the analysis of collocations in English, words do not combine randomly but follow rules and principle. A major direction in vocabulary studies today is researching multiword units through corpus evidence to establish their frequency and behavior. Lexis should not be considered as individual words in isolation but should be viewed as integral part of discourse. This phenomenon is one of the most important trends in vocabulary studies. Some studies show that collocational or idiomatic meanings are processed faster than literal meanings. This may be seen as evidence that fixed expressions are stored and retrieved as single words. Chunking may facilitate language learning process. Multi-word units are so common in normal language that they may well be the basic organizing principle in language production. They are certainly known to the vast majority of native speakers. In general, studies of collocation focus on more on their formal properties and collocations provides stylistic variety and lend emphasis to statements. The functions of collocation can be classified according to the way in which they contribute to the content and structure of a text. In some aspects, lexis is closely related with grarmmar, meaning and phonelogy. In other respects, lexis is independent of the above three areas. It can be said that lexis has relation with the three fields. The ability to use collocations in English effectively will lead to the enhancement of communicative competence by learners of English.