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Ontogenesis Model of the L2 Lexical Representation

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ID21697482
AuthorsDenisa Bordag (Leipzig University, corresponding author), Kira Gor (University of Haifa), Andreas Opitz (0000-0002-1494-7591, University of Maryland, College Park)
Year2022
Volume25
Issue2
Pages185-201
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1366728921000250
OpenAlexW3176089358
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited111

We introduce the blueprint of the Ontogenesis Model of the L2 Lexical Representation (OM) that focuses on the development of lexical representations. The OM has three dimensions: linguistic domains (phonological, orthographic, and semantic), mappings between domains, and networks of lexical representations. The model assumes that fuzziness is a pervasive property of the L2 lexicon: most L2 lexical representations are low resolution and the ontogenetic curve of their development does not reach the optimum (i.e., the ultimate stage of their attainment with optimal encoding) in one or more dimensions. We review the findings on lexical processing and vocabulary training to show that the OM has a potential to provide an interpretation for the results that have been treated separately and to move us forward in building a comprehensive model of L2 lexical acquisition and processing

Lexical choice · Lexical density · Lexical functional grammar · Lexical item · Lexical Semantics · Lexicon · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Vocabulary · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Artificial Intelligence

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