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Coins the term lexical facility to analyse second language performer differences
Establishes a consistent framework to measure size and retrieval speed of vocabulary
Creates a new method of analysis to measure second language performance
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part 2
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Harrington’s framework and the theoretical and methodological issues that arise are presented in a manner accessible to a wide readership, including second language acquisition vocabulary researchers, testing and assessment practitioners, and those interested in second language research methodology.
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Authors and Affiliations
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University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Michael Harrington
About the author
Michael Harrington teaches in the postgraduate program in Applied Linguistics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He publishes in second language acquisition, second language lexical and cognitive processes, and testing and assessment.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lexical Facility
Book Subtitle: Size, Recognition Speed and Consistency as Dimensions of Second Language Vocabulary Knowledge
Authors: Michael Harrington
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-37262-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-37261-1Published: 28 September 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-37262-8Published: 19 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 305
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Lexicology/Vocabulary, Theoretical Linguistics