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Assessing Second Language Vocabulary Knowledge: Depth Versus Breadth

The Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Most 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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Vocabulary acquisition: acquiring depth of knowledge through network building

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Lexical progression involves a process of network building whereby learners acquire depth of lexical knowledge. This includes the knowledge of a word's different sense relations, paradigmatic as well as syntagmatic, to other words. The focus of this article is a longitudinal study of young foreign language learners’acquisition of English adjectives.
Henriksen, Birgit, Haastrup, Kirsten
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BUILDING VOCABULARY DEPTH AND BREADTH THROUGH CONTEXTUAL LEARNING

This article examines strategies for developing both the depth and breadth of students’ vocabulary through contextual learning. It explores techniques that emphasize meaningful engagement with words in authentic contexts, including reading comprehension, thematic lessons, semantic mapping, and collaborative discussions.
Perdenova, Uljalg'as, Turopova, Firuza
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Assessing Vocabulary Breadth and Depth

Word of Mouth, 2023
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Validating a Test to Measure Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge

2013
This study is a contribution to the ongoing validation of the word associates format, a selected-response type of test item devised by the author to measure depth of vocabulary knowledge (i.e., the extent to which learners are familiar with the range of meaning and uses of a set of target words).
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Vocabulary size and depth as predictors of second language speaking ability

System, 2021
Mostafa Janebi Enayat, Ali Derakhshan
exaly  

Vocabulary Breadth and Depth

Word of Mouth, 2015
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The Relationship Between Vocabulary Size and Vocabulary Depth: A Study of IELTS Test Takers in Pakistan

This study investigated the relationship between the vocabulary size and the vocabulary depth of Pakistan's undergraduate college and university IELTS test-takers. It follows the correlation study. The receptive vocabulary size and the vocabulary depth were accumulated from one hundred ninety-one undergraduate IELTS test takers.
Aman, Shumaila, Shakir, Aleem, Tazeen, Hafsa   +2 more
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Cognitive-linguistic skills and vocabulary knowledge breadth and depth in children’s L1 Chinese and L2 English

Applied Psycholinguistics, 2023
Jue Pan, Zebedee Rui En Cheah
exaly  

Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge in Preschool Children

Word of Mouth, 2017
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