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Neutral evolution and turnover over centuries of English word popularity [PDF]
, 2017 Here we test Neutral models against the evolution of English word frequency and vocabulary at the population scale, as recorded in annual word frequencies from three centuries of English language books. Against these data, we test both static and dynamic
Acerbi, Alberto +4 more
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Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 2021 Introduction: Expressive vocabulary plays a vital role in child language development, and its assessment can be one of the essential indicators to identify language developmental delay, especially in children with Down syndrome.
Elham Masoumi +3 more
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The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension among Japanese EFL Learners [PDF]
, 2017 This paper explores the correlation between reader performance on a standardized reading exam, which was gauged using scores from the reading section of the TOEFL ITP and the GTEC, and vocabulary size, which was measured by administering the bilingual ...
Daniel Ball, Daniel Buller
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The Rank-Frequency Analysis for the Functional Style Corpora in the Ukrainian Language
, 2003 We use the rank-frequency analysis for the estimation of Kernel Vocabulary size within specific corpora of Ukrainian. The extrapolation of high-rank behaviour is utilized for estimation of the total vocabulary size.Comment: 8 ...
Buk, Solomija N., Rovenchak, Andrij A.
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A vocabulary-size test of controlled productive ability [PDF]
Language Testing, 1999 It is important in the design of the vocabulary component of a teaching program that teachers are able to discover the state of their learners' vocabulary knowledge. It is also important that researchers can draw on a variety of vocabulary measures to investigate the nature of vocabulary growth.
Batia Laufer, Paul Nation
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Learning what to remember: vocabulary knowledge and children’s memory for object names and features [PDF]
, 2015 Although young children can map a novel name to a novel object, it remains unclear what they actually remember about objects when they initially make such a name-object association.
Axelsson, Emma L +2 more
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Australian Journal of Applied LinguisticsDespite the well-established role of lexis in proficiency in the four skills, a great deal of research has focused on the importance of vocabulary breadth and depth in reading.
Abdelaziz Agrram +2 more
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A review of four studies on measuring vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 The purpose of this paper is to review each of the following four vocabulary studies: (1) Estimations of Japanese University Learners’ English Vocabulary Sizes Using the Vocabulary Size Test (VST), by Stuart McLean, Nicholas Hogg, and Brandon Kramer, (2)
Akiyo Hirai
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Metalinguistic awareness in L2 vocabulary acquisition : which factors influence learners’ motivations of form-meaning connections? [PDF]
, 2017 Research has shown that prompting learners to elaborate on the appropriateness of form-meaning links can be an efficient vocabulary learning exercise (Deconinck, Boers & Eyckmans, 2017).
Candry, Sarah +2 more
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LanguagesBackground: This quasi-experimental comparative group study examined vocabulary knowledge and its associations with other language skills in Greek-speaking children with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder and mild language impairment (HF-ASDLI ...
Vasiliki Zarokanellou +4 more
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