Lexical inferencing in a first and second language : cross-linguistic dimensions

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Lexical inferencing in a first and second language : cross-linguistic dimensions

Marjorie Bingham Wesche and T. Sima Paribakht

（Second language acquisition / series editor, David Singleton, 46）

Multilingual Matters, c2010

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  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-189) and index

Contents of Works

  • Research on the lexical inferencing process and its outcomes
  • Cross-linguistic issues in lexical inferencing
  • Conceptualization and methodology
  • First language influences on knowledge source use in second language lexical inferencing
  • Inferencing success and initial development of word knowledge
  • Trilingual study summary, discussion and implications

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781847692221

Description

This book presents a comprehensive review of previous research on lexical inferencing, co-authored by Kirsten Haastrup, and a major new trilingual study of lexical inferencing by both first (L1) and second language (L2) readers. Research since the 1970s on this apparently universal cognitive process in L2 reading and vocabulary learning is surveyed, including the kinds of knowledge and textual cues L2 readers use when inferring unknown word meanings, factors influencing their success and knowledge retention, and relevant theory. A comparative study of L1 and L2 lexical inferencing by Persian and French and English speakers is then presented, focusing on evidence of L1 transfer in the L2 inferencing process, its success and readers' gains in L2 word knowledge. Influences of the specific L1 are distinguished from those of native versus non-native proficiency, relative cultural familiarity of texts, readers' L2 proficiency, text language features and other factors. The relative typological distance between readers' L1 and L2 is reflected in systematic differences between L1 speakers of Persian and French in their L2 lexical inferencing. Implications are drawn for L2 instruction at advanced levels.

Table of Contents

Part I Lexical Inferencing: A Research Review Chapter 1 Research on the Lexical Inferencing Process and its Outcomes Chapter 2 Cross-linguistic Issues in Lexical Inferencing Part II Trilingual Study of Lexical Inferencing in a First and Second Language Chapter 3 Conceptualization and Methodology Chapter 4 L1 Influences on Knowledge Source Use in L2 Lexical Inferencing Chapter 5 Inferencing Success and Initial Development of Word Knowledge Chapter 6 Trilingual Study Summary, Discussion and Implications
Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781847692238

Description

This book presents a comprehensive review of previous research on lexical inferencing, co-authored by Kirsten Haastrup, and a major new trilingual study of lexical inferencing by both first (L1) and second language (L2) readers. Research since the 1970s on this apparently universal cognitive process in L2 reading and vocabulary learning is surveyed, including the kinds of knowledge and textual cues L2 readers use when inferring unknown word meanings, factors influencing their success and knowledge retention, and relevant theory. A comparative study of L1 and L2 lexical inferencing by Persian and French and English speakers is then presented, focusing on evidence of L1 transfer in the L2 inferencing process, its success and readers’ gains in L2 word knowledge. Influences of the specific L1 are distinguished from those of native versus non-native proficiency, relative cultural familiarity of texts, readers’ L2 proficiency, text language features and other factors. The relative typological distance between readers’ L1 and L2 is reflected in systematic differences between L1 speakers of Persian and French in their L2 lexical inferencing. Implications are drawn for L2 instruction at advanced levels.

Table of Contents

Part I Lexical Inferencing: A Research Review Chapter 1 Research on the Lexical Inferencing Process and its Outcomes Chapter 2 Cross-linguistic Issues in Lexical Inferencing Part II Trilingual Study of Lexical Inferencing in a First and Second Language Chapter 3 Conceptualization and Methodology Chapter 4 L1 Influences on Knowledge Source Use in L2 Lexical Inferencing Chapter 5 Inferencing Success and Initial Development of Word Knowledge Chapter 6 Trilingual Study Summary, Discussion and Implications

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