This textbook is a second reader with longer words from common vocabulary that pupils should learn to recognize in print as they do in speech. Pupils should learn to use them in conversation more readily because they are to be found in their reader, which trains them in the use of good language. The phonic method is used. A key to the…

Discussion of the semantic relationship of "bring" and "come" in sentence pairs such as "I brought the ball to a stop" and "The ball came to a stop," and how such relationships can be exploited in teaching vocabulary. (FWB)

A collection of elementary games and activities dealing with word origins and derivations, changing meanings, rhymes, compounds, neologisms, and names. (Author/SJL)

Proposes an approach to vocabulary development that stresses the integral relationships between words; describes 20 categories of meaning that can be used as a basis for developmental vocabulary lessons; and offers suggestions for the application of these meaning categories in vocabulary instruction in various subject areas. (GT)

Focuses on how to work crossword puzzles, such as those published in magazines or specialized publications. The article emphasizes the importance of the dictionary for this activity, which can be a pleasant cultural exercise in vocabulary development and spelling instruction. (Author/CK)

Used new test to determine whether 24-month olds interpret novel words in accordance with Mutual Exclusivity Bias. Found that when asked to select exemplars of a familiar noun, they avoided objects from previously read story in which novel nouns were used as atypical exemplars of familiar noun. When pronouns and proper names replaced novel nouns,…

Effects of just reading, performance reading, and interactional reading-aloud styles on learning were assessed for 117 first graders and 129 third graders. Results reveal that reading-aloud styles produced statistically significant effects on vocabulary acquisition and comprehension and similar results at each grade level. Vocabulary acquisition…

Discusses the use of electronic glossaries in learning second language vocabulary. Examines important technological and pedagogical factors that should be considered to fully exploit the potential of an electronic glossary. (Author/VWL)

Considers a number of different spelling/meaning patterns that may help students advance their spelling knowledge while strengthening the conceptual connections among known words and providing clues to the meaning of unfamiliar words. Describes ways in which to make spelling/meaning connections. (SG)

Explores factors affecting the ease or difficulty with which new words are learned in a second language, focusing on such intralexical factors as pronuncability, length, parts of speech, inflexional complexity, derivational complexity, semantic features, abstractedness, specificity, idomaticity, register restrictions, and multiple meaning. (52…

A brief survey of research on second-language (L2) vocabulary focuses on the following: knowledge of the lexicon; lexical simplification; the role of native language to L2 vocabulary development; prototypes; and vocabulary in context. (29 references) (GLR)

Class exercises that go beyond typical "transitive" use of the first definition in a dictionary entry are proposed. It is argued that transitive dictionary use is limiting and deprives students of the richness of a language and its cultural context. (MSE)

Discusses the use of terms to describe sociolinguistic situations in multilingual societies and proposes several new terms to facilitate such descriptions. (CB)

Using data on the pattern of occurrence of words embedded in the polysyllabic words of the English vocabulary, argues that recognition and segmentation of continuous speech appear to be based on competition between lexical hypotheses. It is concluded that lexical competition is an essential component of models of continuous speech recognition. (53…