Lexical Diversity and Language Development Quantification and Assess
Vocabulary 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 vo
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David Malvern, Brian Richards, Ngoni Chipere and Pilar Durán
Lexical Diversity and Language Development: Quantification and Assessment
Other publications by these authors: Ngoni Chipere UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX SENTENCES: NATIVE SPEAKER VARIATION IN SYNTACTIC COMPETENCE (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) Brian Richards LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES INPUT AND INTERACTION IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (with Clare Gallaway) JAPANESE CHILDREN ABROAD (with Asako Yamada-Yamamoto).
Lexical Diversity and Language Development Quantification and Assessment David Malvern, Brian Richards, Ngoni Chipere and Pilar Dura´n
ª David Malvern, Brian Richards, Ngoni Chipere and Pilar Duran 2004 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2004 978-1-4039-0231-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-4039-0232-0 ISBN 978-0-230-51180-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230511804 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lexical diversity and language development : quantification and assessment / David Malvern . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Language acquisition. 2. Lexicology. I. Malvern, David. P118.L438 2004 4180 .0071dc22 2003070656 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04
To our families
Contents List of Tables
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List of Figures
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Acknowledgements
Part I
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Measuring Lexical Diversity
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Introduction Lexical diversity versus vocabulary richness Overview of the content of this monograph Lexical diversity Research using lexical diversity as a variable Analysis of historical documents Studies of authors’ style and dating works of literature Forensic linguistics Demographic influences on vocabu
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