总序 导读 Preface Acknowledgements Quick Checklist(Principal sections which discuss these issues) Part 1 Overview of Vocabulary Issues 1 Vocabulary Use and Acquisition 1.1 Ten key issues 1.2 Vocabulary and reading 1.3 A sample of prominent knowledge gaps in the field of vocabulary studies Part 2 Foundations of Vocabulary Research 2 Issues of VocabularyAcquisition and Use 2.1 Form-meaning relationships 2.2 Meaning 2.3 Intrinsic difficulty 2.4 Network connections(associations) 2.5 Frequency 2.6 L1 influence on vocabulary learning 2.7 Describing different types of vocabulary 2.8 Receptive and productive mastery 2.9 Vocabulary learning strategies/self-regulating behavior 2.10 Computer simulations ofvocabulary 2.11 PsychOIinguistic/neurolinguistic research 3 Formulaic Language 3.1 IdentmcatiOn 3.2 Strength of association--hypothesis tests 3.3 Strength of association--mutual information 3.4 A directional measure of collocation 3.5 Formulaic language with open slots 3.6 Processing formulaic language 3.7 Acquisition of formulaic language 3.8 The psycholinguistic reality of corpus-extracted formulaic sequences 3.9 Nonnative use of formulaic language Part 3 Researching Vocabulary 4 Issues in Research Methodology 4.1 Qualitative research 4.2 Participants 4.3 The need for multiple measures of vocabulary 4.4 The need for longitudinal studies and delayed posRests 4.5 Selection oftarget lexical items 4.6 Sample size of lexical items 4.7 Interpreting and reporting results 5 Measuring Vocabulary 5.1 Global measurement iSSHeS 5.2 Measuring vocabulary size 5.3 Measuring the quality(depth)ofvocabulary knowledge 5.4 Measuring automaticity/speed of processing 5.5 Measuring organization 5.6 Measuring attrition and degrees ofresidual lexical retention 6 Example Research Projects Part 4 Resources 7 Vocabulary Resources 7.1 Instruments 7.2 Corpora 7.3 COncOrdancers/tools 7.4 Vocabulary lists 7.5 Websites 7.6 Bibliographies 7.7 Important personalities in the field of vocabulary studies Notes 1 Vocabulary Use and Acquisition 2 Issues of Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 3 Formulaic Language 4 Issues in Research Methodology 5 Measuring Vocabulary 6 Example Research Proj ects 7 Vocabulary Resources References Index