Derivational Morphological Analysis as a Strategy for Vocabulary Acquisition in Spanish.  

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Morin, Regina

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Modern Language Journal (sebagian Full Text & ada di JSTOR) vol. 87 no. 2 (Jun. 2003), page 200-221.
Topik: Derivational Morphological Analysis; Strategy; Vocabulary Acquisition; Spanish
Fulltext: Vol 87 no 2 pp.200-221.pdf (3.97MB)

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First language (LI) research has shown that a mastery of native language derivational mor- phology is an effective vocabulary-building tool. Second language (L2) research has yet to determine empirically the proficiency level necessary to benefit from complex vocabulary- building strategies that are effective in LI. This study asked whether beginning L2 learners who focus on Spanish derivational morphology learn more vocabulary than learners who do not, if they can apply morphological knowledge receptively and productively, and if their success depends on their L2 proficiency level. The results indicate that this strategy may yield immediate benefits in the area of production, at least among second-semester learners. There is also a hint that for second-semester learners there may be benefits with respect to vocabulary size or receptive morphological knowledge. The second-semester experimental group demon- strated a significantly greater knowledge of productive Spanish derivational morphology than any of the other groups. In addition, more learners in the first- and second-semester experi- mental groups than in either of the control groups were able to produce actual Spanish words and novel forms acceptable to native Spanish speakers.

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