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Investigating the Relationship between the Morphological Processing of Regular and Irregular Words and L2 Vocabulary Acquisition
International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, Volume: 4, Issue: 4, Pages: 192 - 199
Swansea University Author: Jim Milton
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DOI (Published version): 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.4n.4p.192
Abstract
Word formation in Arabic is rather different from English and relies more heavily on derivation rather than word creation. This study tests whether this difference may impact on the learning of words in English. Results of the study suggest that words that are irregularly derived in English are subj...
| Published in: | International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature |
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2015
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21867 |
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Word formation in Arabic is rather different from English and relies more heavily on derivation rather than word creation. This study tests whether this difference may impact on the learning of words in English. Results of the study suggest that words that are irregularly derived in English are subject to a frequency effect in learning while regularly derived words are not. Results suggest that the predisposition of English for these irregular constructions may be a barrier to learning for learners with an aarabic speaking L1 background. |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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4 |
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192 |
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199 |