Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: A Study On Word Combinations Used In Agatha Christie's Novel, The Pale Horse

Abstract
This study presents word combinations based on Benson categorization, which are free
combinations, collocations, idioms, and compounds used in chapter one of Agatha Christie
novel, The Pale Horse. The purpose of this study is to find out the most frequent word
combinations used and relate them to with Christie’s writing style. The result of this study shows
that the most frequent word combinations used in this novel is collocation and for the writing
style, Agatha Christie sometime tend to use uncommon words and phrase to make the language
of her novel more interesting.