Lexical Facility: Size, Recognition Speed and Consistency as Dimensions of Second Language Vocabulary Knowledge

by Michael Harrington

This book examines the simultaneous contribution of learner vocabulary size and speed to second language performance differences across learner levels and settings. Harrington considers vocabulary size and speed, as reflected in retrieval speed and consistency, as a three-dimensional measurement construct termed lexical facility. While size and retrieval speed are generally known, this is the first attempt to incorporate consistency, as measured by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137372613
• ISBN13: 9781137372611
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"