Accurate Learning of Word Usage: DifferentiGing Semantically Similar Words  

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Adachi, Takanori

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Foreign Language Annals (Full Text; di PROQUEST 2004 - terbaru) vol. 36 no. 2 (2003), page 267-278.
Fulltext: 36_02_Adachi.pdf (864.66KB)

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Learning the accurate usage ofL2 words is often very dijicult, especially when the L2 is genealogically distant from the learnerb L1. Learners ofJapanese, for example, may find it difficult to comprehend that the Japanese verb meaning “to close” (tojiru) in the phrase “close your eyes” cannot be used in “close the dool;” in which “shirneru” is the correct verb. Although learners eventually may grasp this requirement, it would be more helpful if they could learn this and similar distinctions when they are first encountered. This study sought to determine optimal conditionsfor learning accurate word usage from limited exposure to exemplars. The results indicated that having varied type exemplars that show clear distinctions among semantically similar words promotes accuracy of usage, as measured by learners’ ability to extend a words core meaning to more abstract or metaphorical meanings.

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