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A comparative study of frequency effect on acquisition of grammar and meaning of words between Chinese and foreign learners of English language

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
Frequency effect on vocabulary acquisition has been widely investigated in second language acquisition (SLA) research, whereas comparative studies of vocabulary acquisition of learners from different language types, such as hieroglyphic writing and ...
Jizheng Zhao, Jing Huang
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Quantifying Iconicity’s Contribution during Language Acquisition: Implications for Vocabulary Learning

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2017
Previous research found that iconicity—the motivated correspondence between word form and meaning—contributes to expressive vocabulary acquisition. We present two new experiments with two different databases and with novel analyses to give a detailed ...
Dominic W. Massaro, Marcus Perlman
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A computational simulation of children's performance across three nonword repetition tests [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The nonword repetition test has been regularly used to examine children’s vocabulary acquisition, and yet there is no clear explanation of all of the effects seen in nonword repetition.
Baddeley   +34 more
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Differential effects of internal and external factors on the development of vocabulary, tense morphology and morpho-syntax in successive bilingual children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The present study investigates the effects of child internal (age/time) and child external/environmental factors on the development of a wide range of language domains in successive bilingual (L2) Turkish-English children of homogeneously low SES.
Chondrogianni, Vicky, Marinis, Theo
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INCREASING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACQUISITION BY MASTER AND MASTERY CARDS GAME

open access: yesJournal of Applied Linguistics and Literature, 2019
The objective of this research is to explain how the Master and Mastery cards game improves students’ vocabulary acquisition and participation learning process of applying Master and Mastery cards game in teaching vocabulary for tenth-grade students of ...
Venolia Sahrin, Mulyadi Hasan
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Vocabulary Acquisition through Self-Regulated Learning on Speaking and Writing Development

open access: yesInternational Journal of Language Teaching and Education, 2018
Despite the crucial role of vocabulary in foreign language acquisition, little is known about its influence on speaking and writing development from self-regulated learning concept. Thus, by employing a path analysis, this study examines the influence of
Budi Waluyo
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Early vocabulary development in deaf native signers: a British Sign Language adaptation of the communicative development inventories [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background: There is a dearth of assessments of sign language development in young deaf children. This study gathered age-related scores from a sample of deaf native signing children using an adapted version of the MacArthur-Bates CDI (Fenson et al ...
Anderson   +39 more
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Japanese Vocabulary Acquisition Through Anime: A Case Study On Dwimeilinda

open access: yesIzumi, 2019
(Japanese Vocabulary Acquisition through Anime: A Case Study on Dwimeilinda) This study attempted to investigate the influence of watching anime on Japanese vocabulary acquisition from Dwimeilinda. The study used a mixed-method.
Virgi Marlany Ibnatul Karimah   +2 more
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Orthographic Facilitation in Oral Vocabulary Acquisition [PDF]

open access: yesQuarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 2009
An experiment investigated whether exposure to orthography facilitates oral vocabulary learning. A total of 58 typically developing children aged 8–9 years were taught 12 nonwords. Children were trained to associate novel phonological forms with pictures of novel objects. Pictures were used as referents to represent novel word meanings.
Ricketts, J, Bishop, D, Nation, K
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The Vocabulary Notebook as Vehicle for Vocabulary Acquisition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This past semester I conducted my dissertation research at Penn Valley Community College (PVCC) in Kansas City, Missouri. PVCC is located in the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri, and its academic English program serves primarily refugees and ...
Taveggia, Diane
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