Exploration of the relationship between word-association and learners’ lexical development with a focus on American L1 and Croatian L2 speakers
Exploration of the relationship between word-association and learners’ lexical development with a focus on American L1 and Croatian L2 speakers

Summary/Abstract: Vocabulary acquisition is a dynamic process and there is a constant change in the way words are stored in the mental lexicon. Word association tests are used in linguistic research to observe to which extent -mental mapping can be understood. This paper presents the results of a word association game consisting of seven words administered to second language speakers, and native speakers for comparative purposes. The results indicate the possibility of a link between experiences and associations, which leads to the recommendation for teachers to create activities and new experiences that demand the learner’s personal involvement in expanding their vocabulary.

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