Words that Second Language Learners Are Likely to Hear, Read, and Use

Autor/inn/en	Davidson, Douglas J.; Indefrey, Peter; Gullberg, Marianne
Titel	Words that Second Language Learners Are Likely to Hear, Read, and Use
Quelle	In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 11 (2008) 1, S.133-146 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-7289
DOI	10.1017/S1366728907003264
Schlagwörter	Textbooks; Second Language Learning; Oral Language; Word Frequency; Prediction; Language Research; Computational Linguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Vorhersage; Sprachforschung; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik
Abstract	In the present study, we explore whether multiple data sources may be more effective than single sources at predicting the words that language learners are likely to know. Second language researchers have hypothesized that there is a relationship between word frequency and the likelihood that words will be encountered or used by second language learners, but it is not yet clear how this relationship should be effectively measured. An analysis of word frequency measures showed that spoken language frequency alone may predict the occurrence of words in learner textbooks, but that multiple corpora as well as textbook status can improve predictions of learner usage. (Author).
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