Ilha do Desterro (Jan 2003)

Lexical retrieval stages of momentarily inaccessible foreign language words

  • Peter Ecke,
  • Merril F. Garrett

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2003n44p101
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 44
pp. 101 – 127

Abstract

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The acquisition of foreign language (FL) vocabulary involves two aspects: (1) learning to recognize a word’s meaning, and (2) becoming able to retrieve or produce the word’s form in speech production. The second aspect usually takes more time and practice to be developed. While learners may have no problem understanding a FL word’s meaning, they frequently are unable to recall the word when necessary.

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