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Direct linkCrossley, Scott; Salsbury, Tom; McNamara, Danielle – Language Learning, 2009
This study investigated second language (L2) lexical development in the spontaneous speech of six adult, L2 English learners in a 1-year longitudinal study. One important aspect of lexical development is lexical organization and depth of knowledge. Hypernymic relations, the hierarchical relationships among related words that vary in relation to…
Descriptors: Speech, Semantics, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewedZhang, Shuqiang – Language Learning, 1995
Analyzes the mental organizations of two sets of fuzzy lexical items by 70 native speakers (NSs) of English and 185 learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). Findings suggest that a discernible approximative pattern exists in the acquisition of ESL semantics, with the differentiation of certain words acquired before the differentiation of…
Descriptors: College Students, Control Groups, English (Second Language), Experimental Groups
