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 first reviews different methods for quantifying how vocabulary is deployed in spontaneous speech and writing, and then introduces 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.
The multifaceted and heterogeneous category of common ground is central to theories of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, discourse and context. This book addresses current approaches to common ground from the novel perspective of lexical markers.
The coining of novel lexical items and the creative manipulation of existing words and expressions is heavily dependent on contextual factors, including the semantic, stylistic, textual and social environments in which they occur. The twelve specialists contributing to this collection aim to illuminate creativity in word formation with respect to functional discourse roles, but also examine ‘critical creativity’ determined by language policy, as well as diachronic phonetic variation in creatively-coined words.
Заключительная книга из трехтомной серии Vocabulary & Idiom,для продвинутого уровня. В книге более 1500 лексических статей, сгруппированных по тематическому принципу, каждая из которых сопровожается вызывающими живой интерес упражнениями,нацеленными на удовлетворение потребности обучающихся в практике, способствующей пополнению словарого запаса. The final part of a series titled Vocabulary & Idioms (a 3-volume set) for Advanced Level students. This text contains over 1500 lexical items,divided into topic areas, with exercises to provide the practice students need to build their vocabulary in an interesting way. The material can be used in pairs or groups, as well as by students working individually.
