First published in 1987. The purpose of this volume has been to move beyond a collection of the most recent studies in the area of vocabulary learning. The cont

A collection of articles on direct and indirect second language vocabulary acquisition.

Understanding a text requires more than the ability to read individual words: it depends greatly on vocabulary knowledge. This important book brings together le

Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition provides an examination of the background to testing vocabulary knowledge in a second language and in particula

The eleven chapters of Vocabulary in a Second Language are written by the world's leading researchers in the field of vocabulary studies in second language acqu