Connected words: word associations and second language vocabulary acquisition

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 associatio...

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Main Author: Meara, Paul M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2009]
Series:Language learning and language teaching 24
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 174 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789027289070
9027289077
DOI:10.1075/lllt.24

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