Absolute Frequency Effects in Second Language Lexical Acquisition

Autor/inn/en	Crossley, Scott A.; Skalicky, Stephen; Kyle, Kristopher; Monteiro, Katia
Titel	Absolute Frequency Effects in Second Language Lexical Acquisition
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 41 (2019) 4, S.721-744 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-2631
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Longitudinal Studies; English (Second Language); Speech Communication; Individual Differences; Native Language; Language Classification; Language Proficiency; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Correlation; Language Research; Word Frequency; Time Factors (Learning); Trend Analysis; Vocabulary Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Individueller Unterschied; Sprachtypologie; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Korrelation; Sprachforschung; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Trendanalyse; Wortschatzarbeit
Abstract	A number of longitudinal studies of L2 production have reported frequency effects wherein learners' produce more frequent words as a function of time. The current study investigated the spoken output of English L2 learners over a four-month period of time using both native and non-native English speaker frequency norms for both word types and word tokens. The study also controlled for individual differences such as first language distance, English proficiency, gender, and age. Results demonstrated that lower level L2 learners produced more infrequent tokens at the beginning of the study and that high intermediate learners, when compared to advanced learners, produced more infrequent tokens at the beginning of the study and more frequent tokens toward the end of the study. Main effects were also reported for proficiency level, age, and language distance. These results provide further evidence that L2 production may not follow expected frequency trends (i.e., that more infrequent tokens are produced as a function of time). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01