Contextual Effect in SLA: A case Study of Polysemy and Metaphor - Couverture souple

Han, Weifeng

 
9783659194436: Contextual Effect in SLA: A case Study of Polysemy and Metaphor
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659194433 ISBN 13 : 9783659194436
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Lexical acquisition is considered as the central task in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Relevant research shows that context plays an important role in vocabulary acquisition, especially Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition (IVA), and there is contextual effect on lexical access. Since polysemy, whose derived meanings are mainly of metaphorical uses, constructs a major part for everyday lexicons, we consider the acquisition of metaphorical uses of polysemous words as the centre of lexical acquisition. This book has addresses two questions: how does the context help in the comprehension of the metaphorical uses of polysemous words; and to what extent will the level of difficulty of context best help the learner acquire the metaphorical uses of polysemous words? The results of a survey conducted to answer the above questions confirm that the adjustment of the context do exert influence on the comprehension to the metaphorical uses of polysemous words (both lexical and functional), in which the so-called appropriate contexts (i.e. contexts which are no more difficult than the current understanding level of the subjects and which are more familiar to them) are most helpful.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Lexical acquisition is considered as the central task in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Relevant research shows that context plays an important role in vocabulary acquisition, especially Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition (IVA), and there is contextual effect on lexical access. Since polysemy, whose derived meanings are mainly of metaphorical uses, constructs a major part for everyday lexicons, we consider the acquisition of metaphorical uses of polysemous words as the centre of lexical acquisition. This book has addresses two questions: how does the context help in the comprehension of the metaphorical uses of polysemous words; and to what extent will the level of difficulty of context best help the learner acquire the metaphorical uses of polysemous words? The results of a survey conducted to answer the above questions confirm that the adjustment of the context do exert influence on the comprehension to the metaphorical uses of polysemous words (both lexical and functional), in which the so-called appropriate contexts (i.e. contexts which are no more difficult than the current understanding level of the subjects and which are more familiar to them) are most helpful.

Biographie de l'auteur

Weifeng HAN, PhD: Studied Linguistics at Shanghai Jiaotong University and Shanghai International Studies University. He is lecturer of lingusitics and applied lingusitics at Donghua University. Currently, he is doing his post-doctoral research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Han's research interests lie in Lingusitic Typology and SLA.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659194433
ISBN 13 
9783659194436
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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