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Corpus-study: Understanding Second Language Lexical Acquisition through Word Frequency Effect

Authors
Cicilia Deandra Maya Putri1, *
1Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: ciciliaputri@unesa.ac.id
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Cicilia Deandra Maya Putri
Available Online 19 December 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_22How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Corpus Study; Second Language Acquisition; Word Frequency Effect
Abstract

Corpus-based approaches have been utilized to examine second language acquisition, especially in terms of how L2 learners acquire new lexical items. The present corpus study is related to word frequency research regarding lexical item issues since the corpus provides information on how frequently a lexical item is used in natural settings. The purpose of the current study is to determine how much word frequency influences second-language lexical acquisition. Comparing word frequency from an online corpus to the real language learner word use, this study hypothesizes that word frequency could explain why the more frequently a term is used, the simpler it is for L2 learners to understand, use meaningfully, and acquire. It was found that word frequency influenced second language acquisition to an extent that second language lexical acquisition could be estimated, but was not the only predictor of second language acquisition. Variation can occur because there are other language characteristics (context, perceptual level, etc.) that affect language acquisition.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2023 (IJCAH 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 December 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_22
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_22How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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