Effects of Word Semantic Transparency, Context Length, and L1 Background on CSL Learners’ Incidental Learning of Word Meanings in Passage-Level Reading

This study investigated the effects of semantic transparency of Chinese disyllabic compound words on Chinese as a second language (CSL) learners’ incidental learning of word meanings in sentence-level reading and passage-level reading. The accuracy of the learners’ lexical inferencing was compared a...

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Published in:Journal of psycholinguistic research 2022-02, Vol.51 (1), p.33-53
Main Authors: Tang, Ming, Chan, Shui Duen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Adult Basic Education
Adult Learning
Adults
Background
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Chinese
Chinese as a second language
Chinese languages
Cognitive Psychology
Compound words
English (Second Language)
Incidental Learning
Inferences
Language Processing
Literature Reviews
Meaning
Morphemes
Multiple Choice Tests
Psycholinguistics
Psychology
Reading Materials
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Semantics
Sentences
Student Improvement
Syllables
Transparency
Vocabulary Development
Word Frequency
Word meaning
Word Processing
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