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, P. M. (Paul M.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009
Series:Language learning and language teaching ; v. 24.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Learners' word associations in French
  • Word associations in a foreign language
  • Lex 30: an improved method of assessing productive vocabulary in an L2
  • Exploring the validity of a test of productive vocabulary
  • Network structures and vocabulary acquisition in a foreign language
  • V_links: beyond vocabulary depth
  • A further note on simulating word association behaviour in an L2
  • Word associations in a second language: an annotated bibliography
  • Lex 30 v3.00 manual-- The V_six v1.00 manual
  • WA_sorter: the manual.