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Competence in lexical semantics [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the Fourth Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics, 2015
We investigate from the competence standpoint two recent models of lexical semantics, algebraic conceptual representations and continuous vector models.
Kornai, András   +5 more
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Turkish EFL learners’ lexical competence and performance

open access: yesDil ve Dilbilimi Çalışmaları Dergisi, 2021
Vocabulary has been accepted as an important aspect of language learning in many studies. In the light of these studies in literature, the purpose of the present study is to evaluate the general and academic lexical competence and performance of preparatory class students at School of Foreign Languages, Kütahya Dumlupýnar University.
Çakmak, Ceren Taşatan, Merç, Ali
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Memory-Based Lexical Acquisition and Processing [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Current approaches to computational lexicology in language technology are knowledge-based (competence-oriented) and try to abstract away from specific formalisms, domains, and applications.
Daelemans, Walter
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Trilingual conversations: a window into multicompetence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
A recurrent theme in the literature on trilingual language use is the question of whether there is a specific “trilingual competence.” In this paper we consider this question in the light of codeswitching patterns in two dyadic trilingual conversations ...
Baetens Beardsmore, H.   +12 more
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The use of colloquial words in advanced French interlanguage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This article addresses the issue of underrepresentation or avoidance of colloquial words in a cross-sectional corpus of advanced French interlanguage (IL) of 29 Dutch L1 speakers and in a longitudinal corpus of 6 Hiberno-Irish English L1 speakers ...
Anna Nizegorodcew   +3 more
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Word reading and translation in bilinguals: the impact of formal and informal translation expertise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Studies on bilingual word reading and translation have examined the effects of lexical variables (e.g., concreteness, cognate status) by comparing groups of non-translators with varying levels of L2 proficiency. However, little attention has been paid to
Chadha, Sumeer   +7 more
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Lexis, Lexical Competence and Lexical Knowledge: A Review

open access: yesJournal of Language Teaching and Research, 2017
Lexis is one essential component of language and language development. Limited lexical knowledge can lead EFL learners to frustration and demotivation. To reach a higher level of development in the four basic communication skills, learners should have a basis of lexis that allows them to do so.
Keiby Caro, Nayibe Rosado Mendinueta
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Towards a description of trilingual competence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Most studies involving trilingualism have been carried out within the theoretical framework of bilingualism research. No attempt has been made to delimit trilingualism as a concept in its own right, and often it has been assumed to be an extension of ...
Hoffmann, C
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Tools for development of Spanish lexical competence

open access: yesThe scientific and methodological journal "Foreign Languages", 2023
Teaching tools are the required component of the teaching foreign languages and cultures system in high educational institutions. The authors of this article offer to complete the current typology of teaching foreign language and culture tools with the help of two more groups.
Oksana Bihych, Yelyzaveta Dmytriieva
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The Pragmatic Functions of Repetition in TV Discourse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Since repetition is a natural phenomenon used to perform various functions in interactional discourse, adopting a pragmatic analysis to the discourse of Dr. Phil and his guests on Dr.
Abuseileek Ali Farhan, Rabab'ah Ghaleb
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