期刊名称：Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research
印刷版ISSN：2376-760X
电子版ISSN：2376-760X
出版年度：2014
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：1-11
语种：English
出版社：Lulu Press
摘要：The researcher aimed at investigating the possible effects of first language-second language (L1-L2) lexicalization mismatch on the acquisition and retention of productive vocabulary knowledge. Non-lexicalized words were operationally defined as the L2 words lacking a lexically-equivalent translation in learners’ L1 (i.e. Persian). In other words, non-lexicalized words referred to those L2 words that required a longer string of L1 words to cover their essential semantic features. Ninety Persian-speaking EFL learners were exposed to 10 target words incidentally. Subsequently, they sat for a test of productive vocabulary knowledge immediately and after three weeks of delay. The results revealed that there were significant differences between lexicalized and non-lexicalized target words in the productive knowledge of associations. Therefore, it might be the case that non-lexicalized words were most likely to cause extra difficulty for EFL learners in the semantic aspects of vocabulary knowledge. Input enrichment and explicit instruction within a systematic vocabulary recycling program were recommended to acquire such words.
