Problems encountered by Libyan learners of English, with special reference to the lexicon
One of the most important aspects of learning a second language is acquiring communicative competence on the lexical level. This study deals with the problems and processes of acquiring such a competence. In the theoretical sections we discuss the linguistic, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of second language lexical acquisition. The discussion of the linguistic aspects centres on various approaches to the study of lexical meaning. The relevance of such approaches lies in their value for making descriptive linguistic statements about the learner's language. The importance of sociolinguistic phenomena for L2 lexical acquisition derives from the fact that different contexts of situation influence the selection of lexical items. The section on psycholinguistics examines differences between acquiring the lexical structure of one's mother tongue and learning that of a second language. This section also deals with the important relationship between language and thought on the one hand and language and culture on the other. The pedagogical implications of all these phenomena are considered with specific reference to the learning of the lexical items of a second language. The practical section of the
Balhouq, Suhbi Ali
Linguistics
Problems encountered by Libyan learners of English, with special reference to the lexicon. One of the most important aspects of learning a second language is acquiring communicative competence on the lexical level. This study deals with the problems and processes of acquiring such a competence. In the theoretical sections we discuss the linguistic, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of second language lexical acquisition. The discussion of the linguistic aspects centres on various approaches to the study of lexical meaning. The relevance of such approaches lies in their value for making descriptive linguistic statements about the learner's language. The importance of sociolinguistic phenomena for L2 lexical acquisition derives from the fact that different contexts of situation influence the selection of lexical items. The section on psycholinguistics examines differences between acquiring the lexical structure of one's mother tongue and learning that of a second language. This section also deals with the important relationship between language and thought on the one hand and language and culture on the other. The pedagogical implications of all these phenomena are considered with specific reference to the learning of the lexical items of a second language. The practical section of the
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