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    L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: Investigating the Key to Lexical Comprehension

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    Authors
    Giridharan, Beena
    Conlan, C.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Giridharan, B. and Conlan, C. 2016. L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: Investigating the Key to Lexical Comprehension, in Proceedings of the HERDSA Conference, Jul 4-7 2016. Fremantle, WA: HERDSA.
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    HERDSA Conference
    Additional URLs
    http://herdsa.org.au/publications/conference_proceedings
    School
    Curtin Sarawak
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6314
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    L2 researchers have debated the significance of the lexicon in addition to the relevance of acquiring syntax, in the learning of an L2. (Huckin et.al, 1993; Haastrup, 1991) and other researchers in the field of SLA recognize the fact that learners’ knowledge of words from context assists them in the comprehension of unfamiliar words that they encounter in their reading materials. Academic reading materials tend to be cognitively demanding and often require language in which contextual cues for meaning are reduced. Research in lexical acquisition has gained significant grounds lately, comparable to that of studies in the acquisition of syntax, which have played a prominent role in SLA.

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