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Autore |
Wesche Marjorie Bingham <1941-> |
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Titolo |
Lexical inferencing in a first and second language : cross-linguistic dimensions / / Marjorie Bingham Wesche and T. Sima Paribakht |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-84769-384-9 |
1-282-65701-1 |
9786612657016 |
1-84769-224-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Collana |
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Second language acquisition |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Second language acquisition |
Reading comprehension |
Vocabulary |
Language and languages - Study and teaching |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Research on the Lexical Inferencing Process and its Outcomes -- Chapter 2. Cross-linguistic Issues in Lexical Inferencing -- Chapter 3. Conceptualization and Methodology -- Chapter 4. First Language Influences on Knowledge Source Use in Second Language Lexical Inferencing -- Chapter 5. Inferencing Success and Initial Development of Word Knowledge -- Chapter 6. Trilingual Study Summary, Discussion and Implications -- Appendices -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 1970's 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 |
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