Lexical Frequency Profiles: From Monte Carlo to the Real World

Batia Laufer

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Second Language Acquisition and Learning EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Lexicography and Language Studies

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This paper is a response to Paul Meara's (2005) critique of the Lexical Frequency Profile (LFP). Using simulated data, he challenges the claim that LFP is a sensitive and reliable tool for assessing vocabulary use in L2 speakers. In my response to his paper, I discuss the nature of lexical competence, in light of which LFP results should be interpreted. I question the robustness of computer generated artificial data on which the critique of LFP is based, and I show that Meara's criticisms contain various misrepresentations of our original work.

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1995Vocabulary Size and Use: Lexical Richness in L2 Written Production 1999A vocabulary-size test of controlled productive ability 1998The Development of Passive and Active Vocabulary in a Second Language: Same or Different?2004Testing Vocabulary Knowledge: Size, Strength, and Computer Adaptiveness 1993Word Families 1998The Relationship Between Passive and Active Vocabularies: Effects of LanguageLearning Context 1994The Lexical Profile of Second Language Writing: Does It Change Over Time?2005Lexical Frequency Profiles: A Monte Carlo Analysis

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