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Publication details [#52897]

Milton, James. 2009. Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition. (Second Language Acquisition). Multilingual Matters. 288 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative competence | language proficiency | second language acquisition | testing | vocabulary growth

Annotation

This book addresses especially the impact of word frequency and lexical coverage on second language acquisition and communication. It relates test scores of vocabulary breadth to performance on standard foreign language examinations and on communicative performance hierarchies.