Lexical richness in adolescent writing, insights from the classroom: An L1 vocabulary development study

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Lexical richness in adolescent writing, insights from the classroom: An L1 vocabulary development study

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This thesis constitutes a mixed-methods enquiry into how vocabulary develops across adolescence, within the context of New Zealand secondary schools. A quantitative approach was adopted to investigate vocabulary use in authentic written essays produced by secondary school English students (N=141) belonging to three age groups: 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18, from eight schools. Essays were analysed for the following three lexical richness features: lexical variation, lexical sophistication, and lexi...

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14 Nov, 2021

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White, Rebecca Hamilton

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Adolescent / Vocabulary / Development / Lexicology / School: School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies / 200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics / 950202 Languages and Literacy / 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Languages, Communication and Culture / Degree Discipline: Applied Linguistics / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts / Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

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