When discussing vocabulary, a distinction is often made between size of vocabulary
(number of known words) and depth of knowledge (how well those words are known) …

This study examines the development and evaluation of a bilingual Vocabulary Size Test
(VST, Nation, 2006). A bilingual (English–Russian) test was developed and administered to …

Written for students of applied linguistics, this textbook is an indispensable introduction to
the area of vocabulary knowledge. By linking the latest research to an overview of how the …

This paper presents findings of a study of recognition vocabulary knowledge as a predictor
of written Academic English Proficiency (AEP) and overall Academic Achievement in an …

Segalowitz and Segalowitz distinguish between “speedup”(mean reaction time [RT] and
mean standard deviation of responses in an RT task decrease to the same degree) and …

This study evaluates the concurrent validity of an on-line Yes/No test of recognition
vocabulary as a placement tool at an Australian English language school. Newly entering …

Second Language Processing: An Introduction is the first textbook to offer a thorough
introduction to the field of second language processing (SLP). The study of SLP seeks to …

New word learning occurs incidentally through exposure to language. Hypothesising that
effectiveness of contextual word learning in a second language (L2) depends on the quality …

This study examined the development of automaticity in processing L2 collocations, and the
roles of L1 collocational knowledge and practice conditions in the development process …

This study investigates the automatization of sentence processing using the coefficient of
variation (CV), a measure of intraindividual processing stability (Segalowitz & Segalowitz …