Relative complexity in a model of word difficulty: The role of loanwords in vocabulary size tests
Recent studies have shown that the frequency effect, although long used as a guide to word difficulty, fails to explain all variance in learner word knowledge. As such, a “more than frequency” conclusion has been offered to explain how lexical sophistication accounts for word difficulty. This study...
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Main Authors: | Derek Canning, Stuart McLean, Joseph Vitta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
2024-07-01
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Series: | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching |
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Online Access: | https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/38492 |
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