The Influence of First Language Lexicalization on Second Language Lexical Inferencing: A Study of Farsi-Speaking Learners of English as a Foreign Language

Paribakht, T. Sima

doi:10.1111/j.0023-8333.2005.00321.x

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“…Many findings of this study are consistent with that of previous studies (Bengeleil & Paribakht, 2004;Paribakht, 2005;Paribakht & Wesche, 1999;Wesche & Paribakht, 2010). For instance, the clue types identified in this study are similar to those in previous research; sentence meaning, word morphology and discourse meaning are three most frequently used clues.…”

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Infer the Meaning of Unknown Words by Sheer Guess or by Clues? – An Exploration on the Clue Use in Chinese EFL Learner’s Lexical Inferencing

Yin¹

2013

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Lexical inferencing is refered to as guessing the meaning of an unknown word using available linguistic and other clues. It is a primary lexical processing strategy to tackle unknown words while reading. This study aims to explore the clue use of Chinese EFL learners in inferring the meaning of unknown word in reading. Two types of introspective research methods have been used to achieve the research aim. 55 participants of four levels (tertiary final, tertiary middle, tertiary initial and senior secondary) were asked to read a sample text and infer the meaning of target words through thinking aloud. Additional information of their lexical inferencing was elicited through stimulated recalls. The results show that Chinese EFL learners use a variety of clues in their lexical inferencing. The findings also reveal some discrepancies of clue use across different levels learners in lexical inferencing.

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Infer the Meaning of Unknown Words by Sheer Guess or by Clues? – An Exploration on the Clue Use in Chinese EFL Learner’s Lexical Inferencing

Yin¹

2013

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“…Paribakht (2005) categorizes these factors into two broad categories of contextual and learner-related factors. Based on the previous studies learner-related factors include factors such as learners' previous L2 learning experience (Fraser, 1999;Paribakht & Wesche, 1999,2006), learner's native language (Paribakht, 2005), learners' attention to text details (Frantzen, 2003), learners' depth of vocabulary knowledge (Nassaji, 2003(Nassaji, , 2004Qian, 1998Qian, , 2002Qian, , 2005 learners' sight vocabulary, their background knowledge and topic familiarity (Pulido, 2004(Pulido, , 2007Atef-Vahid, Maftoon & Zahedi, 2013).…”

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Lexical Inferencing in Listening: Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Listening Proficiency

Foomani

2015

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Lexical inferencing as an efficient strategy to deal with unfamiliar words is suggested to be the most commonly used strategy among students, thus it has attracted much attention in the comprehension literature. While literature abounds with inferencing studies in reading, few studies have delved into the processes involved in listening. This study sought to investigate the role of depth of vocabulary knowledge (DVK) in lexical inferencing success and determine the relationship between students' DVK and listening proficiency. To this end, 56 upper-intermediate TOEFL applicants from 2 language institutes in Iran participated in this study. The participants were assigned to three levels of High-Mid-and Low-proficiency and in a consequent session were required to take the 40-item DVKT (Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge Test). In the final step the students sat for the lexical inferencing task and were required to identify the meaning of 17 unfamiliar words in 8 listening excerpts. The results indicated that DVK was a determining factor in lexical inferencing success, and that there was a positive relationship between students' DVK and their listening proficiency.

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“…Variables such as topic familiarity and passage sight vocabulary (Pulido, 2007), depth of vocabulary knowledge (Nassaji, 2004), grammatical knowledge (Kaivanpanah & Alavi, 2008), perceptual learning style preferences (Shen, 2010), and first language lexicalization (Paribakht, 2005) have been shown to bring about changes in L2 learners' lexical inferencing ability.…”

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Effects of reading Strategies and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge on Turkish EFL Learners’ Text Inferencing Skills

Çakır¹,

Ünaldı²,

Arslan³

et al. 2016

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Within the framework of foreign language teaching and learning, reading strategies, depth of vocabulary knowledge and text inferencing skills have not been researched extensively. This study tries to fill this gap by analyzing the effects of reading strategies used by Turkish EFL learners and their depth of vocabulary knowledge on their text inferencing skills. Three different measures were used in the study: Word Association Test (WAT), Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), and inferencing questions used in a standardized national test. The association test and reading strategies scores were regressed on inferencing scores of the participants. The results revealed that depth of vocabulary knowledge was a better predictor of inferencing skills compared to reading strategies. However, the model created by using these two predictors accounted for only 15% of the variance, and the major implication of this result is that there are other more significant factors which affect text inferencing skills of EFL learners than reading strategies and depth of vocabulary knowledge.

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The Influence of First Language Lexicalization on Second Language Lexical Inferencing: A Study of Farsi-Speaking Learners of English as a Foreign Language

Cited by 64 publications

References 42 publications

Infer the Meaning of Unknown Words by Sheer Guess or by Clues? – An Exploration on the Clue Use in Chinese EFL Learner’s Lexical Inferencing

Infer the Meaning of Unknown Words by Sheer Guess or by Clues? – An Exploration on the Clue Use in Chinese EFL Learner’s Lexical Inferencing

Lexical Inferencing in Listening: Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Listening Proficiency

Effects of reading Strategies and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge on Turkish EFL Learners’ Text Inferencing Skills

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