Connected Words by Paul Meara
What words come into your head when you think of SUN? For native English speakers, the most common responses are MOON, SHINE and HOT, and about half of all native speaker responses to SUN are covered by these three words. L2 English speakers are much less obliging, and produce patterns of association that are markedly different from those produced by native speakers. Why? What does this tell us about the way L2 speakers' vocabularies grow and develop? This volume provides a user-friendly introduction to a research technique which has the potential to answer some long-standing puzzles about L2 vocabulary. The method is easy to use, even for inexperienced researchers, but it produces immensely rich data, which can be analysed on many different levels. The book explores how word association data can be used to probe the development of vocabulary depth, productive vocabulary skills and lexical organisation in L2 speakers.-
Dimensions of L2 Performance and Proficiency
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Motivation and Foreign Language Learning
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Linguistics for Intercultural Education
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Lexical Input Processing and Vocabulary Learning
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Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner
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Technology and Instructed Second Language Acquisition
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Early Language Education in Instructed Contexts
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Audiovisual Input and Second Language Learning
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9789027219879 |
| ISBN 10 | 9027219877 |
| Title | Connected Words |
| Author | Paul Meara |
| Series | Language Learning And Language Teaching Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2009-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 174 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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