CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries
Abstract This contribution explores the relationship between the English CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) vocabulary levels and user interest in English Wiktionary entries. User interest was operationalized through the number of views of these entries in Wikimedia server l...
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| description | Abstract This contribution explores the relationship between the English CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) vocabulary levels and user interest in English Wiktionary entries. User interest was operationalized through the number of views of these entries in Wikimedia server logs covering a period of four years (2019–2022). Our findings reveal a significant relationship between CEFR levels and user interest: entries classified at lower CEFR levels tend to attract more views, which suggests a greater user interest in more basic vocabulary. A multiple regression model controlling for other known or potential factors affecting interest: corpus frequency, polysemy, word prevalence, and age of acquisition confirmed that lower CEFR levels attract significantly more views even after taking into account the other predictors. These findings highlight the importance of CEFR levels in predicting which words users are likely to look up, with implications for lexicography and the development of language learning materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5700c93b50444b48b1aef6670712f42e2024-03-05T18:00:17ZengSpringer NatureHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2662-99922024-02-011111810.1057/s41599-024-02838-4CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entriesRobert Lew0Sascha Wolfer1Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz UniversityLeibniz-Institut für Deutsche SpracheAbstract This contribution explores the relationship between the English CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) vocabulary levels and user interest in English Wiktionary entries. User interest was operationalized through the number of views of these entries in Wikimedia server logs covering a period of four years (2019–2022). Our findings reveal a significant relationship between CEFR levels and user interest: entries classified at lower CEFR levels tend to attract more views, which suggests a greater user interest in more basic vocabulary. A multiple regression model controlling for other known or potential factors affecting interest: corpus frequency, polysemy, word prevalence, and age of acquisition confirmed that lower CEFR levels attract significantly more views even after taking into account the other predictors. These findings highlight the importance of CEFR levels in predicting which words users are likely to look up, with implications for lexicography and the development of language learning materials.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02838-4 |
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| title | CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries |
| title_full | CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries |
| title_fullStr | CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries |
| title_full_unstemmed | CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries |
| title_short | CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries |
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