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Measuring native-speaker vocabulary size / Paul Nation, Averil Coxhead.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nation, I. S. P., author.
- Coxhead, Averil, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vocabulary.
- Vocabulary--Research.
- Vocabulary--Ability testing.
- Linguistic informants.
- Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Detailed table of contents p. ix
- 2 Acknowledgements p. xiii
- 3 Chapter 1. Introduction p. 1
- 4 Chapter 2. The productive vocabulary sizes of young native-speakers of English p. 7
- 5 Chapter 3. Dictionary-based studies of vocabulary size p. 19
- 6 Chapter 4. The receptive vocabulary sizes of young native-speakers of English p. 35
- 7 Chapter 5. The vocabulary sizes of native-speakers of English in secondary school p. 45
- 8 Chapter 6. Frequency-list based studies of adult native-speakers' vocabulary size p. 53
- 9 Chapter 7. Factors affecting native-speaker vocabulary size and growth p. 63
- 10 Chapter 8. Supporting native-speaker vocabulary growth p. 79
- 11 Chapter 9. Measures and item types used to estimate native-speaker vocabulary size p. 99
- 12 Chapter 10. Creating a vocabulary size test p. 115
- 13 Chapter 11. Needed research and some final thoughts p. 125
- 14 Appendixes
- 15 Appendix 1. Instructions for individual test administration for research assistants (Coxhead, Nation, Woods, & Sim, 2018) p. 133
- 16 Appendix 2. Vocabulary size test feedback sheet for scores over 10,000 words (Coxhead, Nation, Woods, & Sim, 2018) p. 135
- 17 Appendix 3. Thorndike, E. L. (1924). The vocabularies of school pupils. In J. C. Bell (Ed.), Contributions to Education (pp. 69-76). New York, NY: World Book Co. p. 137
- 18 References p. 143
- 19 Author index p. 155
- 20 Subject index p. 159.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Nation, I.S.P., Measuring native-speaker vocabulary size
- ISBN:
- 9789027260291
- 902726029X
- Publisher Number:
- 40030372269
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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