Part 1 Overview of Vocabulary Issues

1 Vocabulary Use and Acquisition

1.1 Ten key issues

1.2 Vocabulary and reading

1.3 A sample of prominent knowledge gaps in the field of vocabulary studies

Part 2 Foundations of Vocabulary Research

2 Issues of VocabularyAcquisition and Use

2.1 Form-meaning relationships

2.2 Meaning

2.3 Intrinsic difficulty

2.4 Network connections(associations)

2.5 Frequency

2.6 L1 influence on vocabulary learning

2.7 Describing different types of vocabulary

2.8 Receptive and productive mastery

2.9 Vocabulary learning strategies/self-regulating behavior

2.10 Computer simulations of vocabulary

2.11 Psycholinguistic/neurolinguistic research

3 Formulaic Language

3.1 Identification

3.2 Strength of association—hypothesis tests

3.3 Strength of association—mutual information

3.4 A directional measure of collocation

3.5 Formulaic language with open slots

3.6 Processing formulaic language

3.7 Acquisition of formulaic language

3.8 The psycholinguistic reality of corpus-extracted formulaic sequences

3.9 Nonnative use of formulaic language

Part 3 Researching Vocabulary

4 Issues in Research Methodology

4.1 Qualitative research

4.2 Participants

4.3 The need for multiple measures of vocabulary

4.4 The need for longitudinal studies and delayed posttests

4.5 Selection of target lexical items

4.6 Sample size of lexical items

4.7 Interpreting and reporting results

5 Measuring Vocabulary

5.1 Global measurement issues

5.2 Measuring vocabulary size

5.3 Measuring the quality(depth)of vocabulary knowledge

5.4 Measuring automaticity/speed of processing

5.5 Measuring organization

5.6 Measuring attrition and degrees of residual lexical retention

6 Example Research Projects

Part 4 Resources

7 Vocabulary Resources

7.1 Instruments

7.2 Corpora

7.3 Concordancers/tools

7.4 Vocabulary lists

7.5 Websites

7.6 Bibliographies

7.7 Important personalities in the field of vocabulary studies

Note

1 Vocabulary Use and Acquisition

2 Issues of Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

3 Formulaic Language

4 Issues in Research Methodology

5 Measuring Vocabulary

6 Example Research Projects

7 Vocabulary Resources

References

Index