Lexical issues in L2 writing / edited by Päivi Pietilä, Katalin Doró and Renata Pípalová.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pietilä, Päivi, editor.

Doró, Katalin, editor.

Pípalová, Renata, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Vocabulary--Study and teaching.

Vocabulary.

Academic writing--Study and teaching.

Academic writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Research into lexical issues has been one of the most rapidly growing areas of second language acquisition studies in recent years, and understandably so: the importance of vocabulary can hardly be denied. Words are the key to every instance of communication, both spoken and written. This volume concentrates on vocabulary in written language, mostly in academic settings. The writers of the chapters come from different countries and universities, and, naturally, represent their own academic backgrounds, though they all share a common interest in investigating the characteristics of L2 lexis as

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One

Part I: Influences and Strategies

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Part II: Disciplinary Differences

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Part III: Collocations and Lexical Bundles

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-8164-3

OCLC:

921217061