Measuring knowledge of multiple word meanings in children with English as a first and an additional language, and the relationship to reading comprehension

Polysemy, or the property of words having multiple meanings, is a prevalent feature of vocabulary. In this study we validated a new measure of polysemy knowledge for children with English as an additional language (EAL) and a first language (EL1) and examined the relationship between polysemy knowle...

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Main Authors: Booton, SA, Hodgkiss, A, Mathers, S, Murphy, VA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021