Contrasting Similar Words Facilitates Second Language Vocabulary Learning in Children by Sharpening Lexical Representations

Contrasting Similar Words Facilitates Second Language Vocabulary Learning in Children by Sharpening Lexical Representations

This study considers one of the cognitive mechanisms underlying the development of second language (L2) vocabulary in children: The differentiation and sharpening of lexical representations. We propose that sharpening is triggered by an implicit comparison of similar representations, a process we ca...

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Main Authors: Peta Baxter, Mienke Droop, Marianne van den Hurk, Harold Bekkering, Ton Dijkstra, Frank Leoné
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
second language learning
vocabulary
lexical representations
representational specificity
language instruction
contrasting
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.688160/full

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