Testing the Use of a Collocation Retrieval Tool Without Prior Training by Learners of Spanish

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ID12204205
AuthorsMargarita Alonso Ramos (0000-0002-1353-9270, Universidade da Coruña, Grupo LyS, corresponding author), Marcos García Salido (0000-0002-5667-2119, Universidade da Coruña, Grupo LyS)
Year2019
Volume32
Issue4
Pages480-497
Publication date2019-06-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Lexicography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0950-3846 • E-ISSN: 1477-4577
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/ijl/ecz016
OpenAlexW2989880887
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited33

This experimental study tests the usability of a collocation retrieval tool that combines corpus and dictionary features in order to help learners of Spanish as a Foreign Language to improve their production of collocations. More specifically, the study tests the extent to which such a tool is effective without prior training, and evaluates which of its features might be improved. Two experiments were conducted. The first experiment involved Japanese-L1 learners of Spanish. One subgroup completed a gap-fill test both with and without the collocation tool, while another subgroup used electronic bilingual dictionaries instead of the collocation tool. In a second experiment, we chose a more heterogeneous group of participants with less experience in using lexicographic tools. Results show that learners do not need previous training to benefit from the collocation tool, but also that they do not check corpus examples as often as they might

Collocation (remote sensing · Human–computer interaction · Information retrieval · Lexicographical order · Machine learning · Natural language processing · Test (biology · Usability · Computer Science · Lexicography and Language Studies · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Artificial Intelligence

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