Lexical combinability of English adjectives and nouns expressing elements of appraisal

The article looks at lexical combinability of adjectives and nouns expressing elements of appraisal and is based on the analysis of dozens of online news articles as they contain a plethora of adjective + noun collocates denoting elements of appraisal. The frequency-based approach supported by the SKELL corpus data base helped us compile and analyze instances of adjectives and nouns reoccurring together in journalistic texts.