Vocabulary

How are words and idioms organized in a language? How are they learnt and stored? Vocabulary explains the ways in which the various theories relating to these questions have been applied in both teaching and reference materials. A wide range of examples illustrate the text, and will help readers to evaluate and adapt the vocabulary materials they use in their own classrooms.

Author Notes

Michael McCarthy worked for the Wall Street Journal for twenty-two years, as a reporter and then as an editor on feature stories. He is the author of The Sun Farmer and Ashes under Water: The S. S. Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America.

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Vocabulary

Contents

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Introduction

Section 1 Explaining vocabulary

1 Words

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Word-formation

1.3 Multi-word units

2 Lexical relations

2.1 Collocation

2.2 Sense relations

2.3 Semantic fields

2.4 Homonymy and polysemy

2.5 Metaphor

2.6 Componential analysis

3 The mental lexicon

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Input, storage, and retrieval

3.3 Prototypes

3.4 Meaning and cognition

4 Vocabulary in use

4.1 Core vocabulary

4.2 Procedural vocabulary

4.3 Discourse

4.4 Register

5 Vocabulary as data for learning

5.1 Frequency

5.2 Range

5.3 Lexical density and variation

5.4 Concordances

Section 2 Demonstrating vocabulary

6 Selecting what to teach

6.1 Frequency and range

6.2 Learnability

6.3 Learners' needs

7 Organizing vocabulary

7.1 Topic

7.2 Meaning

7.3 Form

7.4 Contextual relations: register and discourse

8 Presenting vocabulary in the classroom

8.1 Pre-teaching

8.2 Form and meaning

8.3 Types of stimuli

8.4 Input, reinforcement, and uptake

9 Teachers and learners

9.1 Classroom interaction

9.2 Learning strategies

9.3 Note-taking

9.4 Learner autonomy

10 Lexical reference

10.1 Types of reference book

10.2 Workbooks and reference activities

10.3 Conclusion

Section 3 Exploring vocabulary

11 Investigating vocabulary problems in the classroom

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