Lexical Availability in English and Spanish as a Second Language
This volume contributes to the research in two different research areas: lexical availability studies and vocabulary research in second or foreign languages. Lexical availability is defined as the words that immediately come to mind as a response to a stimulus provided by topics related to domains c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Educational Linguistics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Lexical Availability Studies
- Part I . 2. Lexical Availability of Basic and Advanced Semantic Categories in English L1 and English L2
- 3. The Effect of Age on EFL Learners’ Lexical Availability: Word Responses to the Cue Words ‘Town’ and ‘Countryside’
- 4. The Incidence of Previous Foreign Language Contact in a Lexical Availability Task. A Study of Senior Learners
- 5. Lexical Variation in Learners’ Responses to Cue Words: The Effect of Gender
- 6. Frequency Profiles of EFL Learners’ Lexical Availability
- Part II . 7. The Relationship of Language Proficiency to the Lexical Availability of Learners of Spanish
- 8. Slovene Students’ Lexical Availability in English and Spanish
- 9. The Effect of Instruction on Polish Spanish Learners’ Lexical Availability
- 10. Cognitive Factors of Lexical Availability in a Second Language
- Conclusion
- 11. Researching Lexical Availability in L2: some Methodological Issues