1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Position in the literature
1.2.1 Under-researched population: child L2 learners
1.2.2 Under-researched influences: lexical and learner variables
1.2.3 Methodological inadequacy
1.3 Purposes and significance of the present study
1.4 Structure of the book
2 Literature review
2.1 Defining key terms
2.1.1 Bilingual
2.1.2 Mental lexicon
2.1.3 Lexical processing
2.2 Lexical processing in memories
2.2.1 Memory system and semantic memories
2.2.2 Bilingual lexicons and lexical processing: structures, mechanisms, and models
2.3 Lexical processing in spoken production
2.3.1 Monolingual speakers’ production of single words: components, stages, and models
2.3.2 Bilingual speakers’ production of single words
2.4 What is in a word?
2.4.1 Meaning level
2.4.2 Form level
2.4.3 Usage level
2.5 Summary
3 Research methodology
3.1 Methodological rationale
3.2 Research methods
3.2.1 RL-based experiments
3.2.2 Questionnaires and assessments
3.3 Research design
3.4 Research questions
3.5 Population and sample
3.5.1 Population
3.5.2 Sample, sample size, and sampling strategies used
3.6 Research procedures
3.6.1 Pilot study phase
3.6.2 Main study phase
3.7 Analytical strategies used
3.7.1 Multiple regression
3.7.2 Repeated-measures ANOVA
3.8 Ethical considerations
3.9 Validity, reliability, and generalizability
3.9.1 Validity
3.9.2 Reliability
3.9.3 Generalizability
3.10 Summary
4 Data analyses and results
4.1 Data screening
4.2 Characteristics of participants and stimulus words
4.2.1 Sample characteristics
