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Lindstromberg, Seth; Eyckmans, June – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
Although retrieval of lexical forms is a prerequisite for language production, research of L2 vocabulary learning has focused much more on meanings and form-meaning mappings than on development of detailed, accessible mental representations of forms. This is particularly true with respect to multi-word items (MWIs). We report an experimental study…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage
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Cintrón-Valentín, Myrna C.; García-Amaya, Lorenzo – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
To probe the limits of attention raising through form-focused instruction, second-language research must adapt to the needs of a technologically driven learning environment. In this study, we used a randomized control design to investigate the effect of captioned media on the learning of vocabulary and grammar in L2 Spanish (n = 369 learners).…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
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Vandenberghe, Bert; Perez, Maribel Montero; Reynvoet, Bert; Desmet, Piet – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
This study combines explicit (pen-and-paper) and sensitive (time-pressured) measures to gauge the impact of three instructional interventions (contextualized input with meaning-focused activities, contextualized input with word-focused activities, and decontextualized input with word-focused exercises) on the learning of 20 L2 French target verbs.…
Descriptors: French, Verbs, Linguistic Input, Intervention
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Peters, Elke; Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
Research has begun to demonstrate that L2 words can be learned incidentally through watching audiovisual materials. Although there are a large number of studies that have investigated incidental vocabulary learning through reading a single text, there are no studies that have explored incidental vocabulary learning through viewing a single…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Television Viewing
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Martin, Katherine I.; Ellis, Nick C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012
This study analyzed phonological short-term memory (PSTM) and working memory (WM) and their relationship with vocabulary and grammar learning in an artificial foreign language. Nonword repetition, nonword recognition, and listening span were used as memory measures. Participants learned the singular forms of vocabulary for an artificial foreign…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Vocabulary Development
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Ellis, Nick C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2002
Shows how language processing is intimately tuned to input frequency. Examples are given of frequency effects in the processing of phonology, phonotactics, reading, spelling, lexis, morphosyntax, formulaic language, language comprehension, grammaticality, sentence production, and syntax. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Input
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Yang, Lynne R.; Givon, T. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Examines the effects of simplified input in early second language (L2) acquisition of English by experimentally manipulating language input to two groups of learners and then assessing their acquisition longitudinally within a controlled laboratory setting. Findings reveal that the dual task of acquiring vocabulary and grammar does not hinder…
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, Control Groups, Grammar, Language Research
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Ellis, Nick C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Argues that much of language acquisition is sequence learning and that the resultant long-term knowledge base of language sequences serves as the database for grammar acquisition. The article also proposes mechanisms to analyze sequence information that result in knowledge of underlying grammar. (184 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Computational Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Grammar
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Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2005
This study investigates the effects of receptive and productive vocabulary learning on word knowledge. Japanese students studying English as a foreign language learned target words in three glossed sentences and in a sentence production task in two experiments. Five aspects of vocabulary knowledge--orthography, syntax, association, grammatical…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ard, Josh; Gass, Susan M. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Data from responses to a grammaticality judgement test by 26 learners of English as a second language at two proficiency levels were used to investigate syntactic acquisition. Four syntactic structures were examined. Results suggest that less proficient subjects use syntactic strategies, while more proficient learners use semantic-based…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammatical Acceptability, Higher Education, Interlanguage
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Schmitt, Norbert; Meara, Paul – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
English-as-a-Second-Language students in Japan were tested at the beginning and the end of the school year to examine changes in word associations and grammatical suffix knowledge. Results showed an average vocabulary gain of 330 words, a poor knowledge of the allowable suffixes for the verbs learned, and 19 to 25 percentage points more receptive…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Associative Learning, English (Second Language), Expressive Language
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Collentine, Joseph – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2004
Context of learning, such as whether a learner studies a second language (L2) in a formal classroom--"at home" or abroad--may be a key factor in developing grammatical and lexical abilities. Yet, little empirical data is available comparing the effects of study abroad (SA) and formal instruction "at home" (AH) experiences on…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning