The Effect of L1-L2 Lexicalization Mismatch on Incidental Acquisition of Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge

Heidari-Shahreza, Mohammad Ali

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The Effect of L1-L2 Lexicalization Mismatch on Incidental Acquisition of Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge

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Abstract:

The researcher was interested to explore the possible effects of L1-L2 lexicalization mismatch on the acquisition and retention of receptive vocabulary knowledge by 90 Persian-speaking EFL learners. Lexicalization mismatch was defined in the context of this study as the lack of a lexically equivalent translation in learners’ L1 (i.e. Persian) for an L2 word (i.e. English). Thus, non-lexicalized words referred to those L2 words that required a longer string of L1 words to cover their essential semantic features. The findings indicated that there were significant differences between lexicalized and non-lexicalized target words in the receptive knowledge of meaning and form and receptive knowledge of associations. Thus, it seems non-lexicalized words are most likely to cause extra difficulty for EFL learners in the semantic aspects of vocabulary knowledge. Using enhanced input within a systematic vocabulary recycling program is recommended to deal with such words.

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International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (Volume 39)

Pages:

67-76

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.39.67

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M. A. Heidari-Shahreza, "The Effect of L1-L2 Lexicalization Mismatch on Incidental Acquisition of Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge", International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, Vol. 39, pp. 67-76, 2014

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September 2014

Authors:

Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza

Keywords:

Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition, L1 Translation, Lexicalization Mismatch, Persian-Speaking EFL Learners

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