Korean EFL Learners’ L2 Mental Lexicon: Vocabulary Size and Word Association Types

Lu, Xinnian; Lim, Jayeon

doi:10.15858/engtea.74.4.201912.131

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“…In a later study, Zareva and Wolter (2012) also found that non-native speakers of English in American universities at a higher proficiency level tended to produce more paradigmatic associations and less syntagmatic associations. This finding was supported by Xie’s (2009) study on advanced EFL learners in China and Lu and Lim’s (2019) study on Korean EFL learners. Both of the two studies found that advanced EFL learners’ mental lexicon was mainly paradigmatically organized (52.4 and 47% respectively).…”

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“…However, under the framework of “syntagmatic-paradigmatic-phonological association” or other similar frameworks ( Fitzpatrick, 2007 ), most of the WAT studies did not single out encyclopedic associations as a category. Most of these studies focused on the comparison and contrast of paradigmatic and syntagmatic associations ( Zhang, 2005 ; Nissen and Henriksen, 2006 ; Fitzpatrick, 2007 ; Xie, 2009 ; Zhang, 2010a , b ; Li and Jiang, 2015 ; El-Dakhs, 2017 ; Wu, 2017 ; Lu and Lim, 2019 ). Whether is encyclopedic association an important means by which L2 mental lexicon is organized needs to be further studied.…”

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“…It is difficult to control all these factors in a single study. Most existing studies have only considered one or two aspects ( Jiang, 2002 ; Namei, 2004 ; Nissen and Henriksen, 2006 ; Zareva, 2007 ; Xie, 2009 ; Khazaeenezhad and Alibabaee, 2013 ; Li and Jiang, 2015 ; Séguin, 2015 ; Li and Wang, 2016a , b ; Lu and Lim, 2019 ; Jiang and Zhang, 2021 ). A study taking an integrative consideration of more influencing factors is valuable.…”

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“…A survey of literature showed that a large number of studies have been conducted on L2 mental lexicon. However, most of these studies were taking learners of English as subjects ( Zhang, 2010a , b , 2013 ; Billiris, 2011 ; Khazaeenezhad and Alibabaee, 2013 ; Harrison, 2015 ; Séguin, 2015 ; Li and Wang, 2016a , b ; El-Dakhs, 2017 ; Lu and Lim, 2019 ; Jiang and Zhang, 2021 ). The studies on CSL learners were quite few ( Jiang, 2002 ; Li and Jiang, 2015 ; Wu, 2017 ).…”

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A Study on the Developmental Features of Yi Students’ Chinese Mental Lexicon

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Adopting free word association test, the present study investigated the developmental features of Yi students’ Chinese mental lexicon. Eighty primary school students and 85 senior high school students in two typical Yi-Han bilingual schools in Yuexi County were recruited as the research subjects. With Yi language as their L1, all the participants started learning Chinese after entering primary school. The stimuli were 108 words selected from the 9,000 most frequently used words in modern Chinese, including 36 nouns, 36 verbs, and 36 adjectives. The responses were analyzed using the framework proposed by the responses were analyzed using a three-layer framework. The results showed that (1) the mental lexicon of Yi primary and middle school students were mainly connected with each other by meanings, with form-based connection followed. Compared with previous studies, their phonological associations accounted for a relatively higher proportion, while semantic associations were relatively weakened. (2) Syntagmatic associations were of primary importance, with paradigmatic and encyclopedic associations followed. (3) While syntagmatic relation was centered on determinative and governing associations, paradigmatic relation was dominated by adjacent and reverse associations. (4) The development rate of syntagmatic associations was faster than that of paradigmatic and encyclopedic associations; no significant improvement was found on students’ adjacent, layer, homogeneous and supplement associations from primary school to high school. The findings generate important implications for Yi students’ Chinese language education.

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This study examines reading comprehension in dominant bilingual (Greek-Turkish,Greek-Albanian) adolescents, considering vocabulary knowledge and contextual factors. Bilinguals showed lower breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge than monolinguals. In reading comprehension skills, the Greek-Turkish bilinguals scored lower than the other two groups, while no differences were found between the Greek-Albanian bilinguals and monolinguals. However, when controlling for vocabulary knowledge, the picture changed, with both bilingual groups outperforming their monolingual counterparts. This suggests that despite limited vocabulary, bilinguals adeptly use context for comprehension, consistent with prior findings on their strong decoding skills. The results also revealed that early and current print exposure predict reading comprehension. Nevertheless, different variables emerged as a predictive variable for reading skills for both groups. This study underscores the crucial impact of (early) print exposure and supportive environments on the cultivation of reading comprehension skills.

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Korean EFL Learners’ L2 Mental Lexicon: Vocabulary Size and Word Association Types

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A Study on the Developmental Features of Yi Students’ Chinese Mental Lexicon

A Study on the Developmental Features of Yi Students’ Chinese Mental Lexicon

How age and L2 proficiency affectthe L2 lexicon

Decoding Reading Comprehension in Bilingual Adolescents

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