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Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
The study investigated variation in the depth of vocabulary knowledge of L2 learners at the same vocabulary breadth and the learner-related factors affecting it. Two hundred and thirty-one EFL learners at high and low levels of vocabulary breadth (according to Vocabulary Level Tests) participated in the study.
Ting Sun, Hyunjeong Nam
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The study investigated variation in the depth of vocabulary knowledge of L2 learners at the same vocabulary breadth and the learner-related factors affecting it. Two hundred and thirty-one EFL learners at high and low levels of vocabulary breadth (according to Vocabulary Level Tests) participated in the study.
Ting Sun, Hyunjeong Nam
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Depth and breadth of vocabulary in two languages: Which vocabulary skills transfer?
Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002In this study, the authors examined the relationship between paradigmatic and syntagmatic word knowledge. The authors used familiar concrete nouns administered in Spanish and English to 88 bilingual 4th and 5th graders. Students were tested on the ability to provide superordinates, communicatively adequate definitions, and rich object descriptions ...
Claudia Lucía Ordóñez +3 more
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The Effects of Vocabulary Breadth and Depth on English Reading
Applied Linguistics, 2014This study explored the relationship between two dimensions of vocabulary knowledge, that is, breadth of vocabulary (the number of words known) and depth of vocabulary (the richness of word knowledge), and their effects on different aspects of English reading in Chinese high school students learning English as a second language.
Miao Li, John R. Kirby
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Applied Linguistics, 2013
This article reports results of a longitudinal study of vocabulary breadth knowledge growth, vocabulary fluency development, and the relationship between the two. We administered two versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT; Nation 1983; Nation 1990; Schmitt et al.
X. Zhang, X. Lu
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This article reports results of a longitudinal study of vocabulary breadth knowledge growth, vocabulary fluency development, and the relationship between the two. We administered two versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT; Nation 1983; Nation 1990; Schmitt et al.
X. Zhang, X. Lu
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Vocabulary breadth in French L2 learners
Language Learning Journal, 2008Vocabulary is one of the building blocks of language and is a necessary component of learners' development. This paper aims to describe the development of the L2 lexicon from the first year of learning French as a foreign language at school to the last year of undergraduate studies at university by setting out what learners know and how this relates to
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L2 knowledge of English prefixes: The effect of vocabulary breadth and exposure
Language Teaching Research, 2021Very few studies have investigated second language (L2) knowledge of word parts. The present study was set to measure L2 recognition of 35 English prefixes and the factors that might predict scores. The form and meaning sections of Sasao and Webb’s Word Part Levels Test were administered to 152 Arabic learners of English as a foreign language (EFL ...
Suhad Sonbul, Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs
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The Effect of Mobile-application Use on Vocabulary Depth and Breadth
Critical Studies in Languages and Literature, 2021Saudi students face many challenges when studying in English at university level. Some of these challenges are caused by inadequate English-language proficiency. Since knowledge of vocabulary plays an important role in language proficiency, increasing one’s English vocabulary can lead to improved academic performance.
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Factor analysis of breadth and depth dimensions on Wechsler's similarities and vocabulary subscales
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979Previous research (Bailey, Lazar, & Edinger, 1977) has indicated the presence of Breadth and Depth factors on the Similarities subscale of the WAIS. The present study (N = 102) analyzed these two factors further, by using measures of Breadth and Depth on both the Similarities and Vocabulary subscales. Several other measures also were studied, including
K G, Bailey, E J, Federman
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Assessing Second Language Vocabulary Knowledge: Depth Versus Breadth
The Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996Most research on the acquisition of second language vocabulary has depended on estimates of vocabulary size, or 'breadth' measures, rather than on estimates of 'depth' defined either in terms of kinds of knowledge of specific words or in terms of degrees of such knowledge.
Marjorie Wesche, T. Sima Paribakht
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Assessing the Roles of Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge in Reading Comprehension
The Canadian Modern Language Review, 1999This empirical study explored the relationships between depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension in English as a second language (ESL). Using multivariate analyses, the study examined the roles of depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge in assessing the performance of a group of young adult ESL learners with a minimum ...
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