Lexical Diversity and Language Development
Author: D. Malvern
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2004-05-28
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 0230511805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVocabulary richness, including lexical diversity and use of rare words, has an important role in assessing proficiency, diagnosing progress and testing theory in the study of language development. This book reviews different methods for quantifying how vocabulary is deployed in spontaneous speech and writing, before introducing an alternative approach which can assess overall lexical diversity, measure morphology development and compare the development of different word classes. The new approach is illustrated by its application to first and second language learners.