A Review of the Study of Lexical Inferencing Processing in Reading a Second Language

Abstract

Abstract: As an important source of L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition, lexical inferencing is a complex mental activity throughout the process of text comprehension. Due to the important role of L2 lexical inferencing in learners' lexical competence development and text comprehension, great importance in research has been attached to it both at home and abroad. Research adopting various methods to investigate L2 lexical inferencing in reading has yielded significant results. This paper first provides the definition of lexical inferencing, then elaborates and reviews its processing models, knowledge sources, research methods, and affecting factors, and points out its significance in L2 vocabulary teaching and learning. The paper further analyzes the unresolved problems and controversies in this field, and finally provides suggestions for future research to enrich and expand relevant studies.

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H315.9

WEI Rong, FAN Lin. A Review of the Study of Lexical Inferencing Processing in Reading a Second Language[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2013, 13(07): 30-34.

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