This book explores the importance of cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning.
Similarities can be perceived in the form of simplified one-to-one relationships or merely …

This chapter deals with a phenomenon referred to as lexical transfer, which can be defined
as the influence that a person's knowledge of one language has on that person's …

To meet the challenges associated with L2 learners' acquisition of collocational knowledge,
it is imperative to investigate the factors that influence this process. This thesis reports on a …

The speech of native speakers is full of idiosyncrasies. Especially prominent are lexically
restricted binary word co-occurrences of the type high esteem, strong tea, run [an] …

Comment les apprenants de langue étrangère/seconde s' approprient-ils les nouvelles
lexies? Dans cette étude, nous avons examiné comment les exercices de vocabulaire ont …

Background: Recently increasing attention has focused on collocation, theoretically
presented as a central mechanism of language. Although semantically transparent …

English Foreign Language (EFL) learners face many challenges in the process of learning
and using the language in a native-like way. One of these difficulties is the written production …

Vaikka viro ja suomi ovat läheisiä sukulaiskieliä, ovat minema-ja mennä-verbit kehittyneet
historiallisesti eri suuntiin. Suomessa on säilynyt rakenteellisesti kaksi täydellistä …

[EN] Tasting descriptors, which are common terms used to describe a food product, play a
significant role in tasting discourse and particularly in tasting notes. Although they have …

Cet article porte sur la compétence paraphrastique (CP), soit la capacité de produire des
phrases quasi-synonymes, de l'apprenant avancé de français langue seconde. Cet …