Word Translation at Three Levels of Proficiency in a Second Language: The Ubiquitous Involvement of Conceptual Memory.

de Groot, Annette M. B.; Poot, Rik

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Publication Date: 1997

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Word Translation at Three Levels of Proficiency in a Second Language: The Ubiquitous Involvement of Conceptual Memory.

de Groot, Annette M. B.; Poot, Rik

Language Learning, v47 n2 p215-64 Jun 1997

Orthogonally manipulated three word characteristics in Dutch and English--word imageability; word frequency; and cognate status--and obtained similar data patterns for three groups of bilinguals different from one another in second-language fluency. Findings indicate that "concept mediation" is a universal process in translating words between two languages. (37 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Concept Formation, Dutch, English, Language Fluency, Language Patterns, Language Processing, Memory, Models, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Translation, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Word Recognition

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Language: English

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