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Book: Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists

Chapter: Comparison of the KVL with Frequency Lists

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.41781

Blurb:

In chapter 7, various statistical explorations of the data compare KVL results with existing frequency lists. A specific examination is made of individual lemmas that intuitively appeared mis-ranked. Findings demonstrate why the KVL add unique value for pedagogical purposes. Comparisons drawn across the three language groups suggest that the L1 and/or the L1 context play an influential role as to whether a learner is likely to know certain words.

Chapter Contributors

  • Norbert Schmitt (norbert.schmitt@nottingham.ac.uk - nschmitt) 'Nottingham University'
  • Karen Dunn (Karen.Dunn@britishcouncil.org - kdunn) 'British Council'
  • Barry O'Sullivan (Barry.osullivan1@gmail.com - BOS) 'British Council'
  • Laurence Anthony (anthony0122@gmail.com - lanthony) 'Waseda University, Japan'
  • Benjamin Kremmel (benjamin.kremmel@uibk.ac.at - bkremmel) 'University of Innsbruck'