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ERIC Number: EJ655753
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-6583
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Untangling Word Webs: Graph Theory and the Notion of Density in Second Language Word Association Networks.
Wilks, Clarissa; Meara, Paul
Second Language Research, v18 n4 p303-24 Oct 2002
Examines the implications of the metaphor of the vocabulary network. Takes a formal approach to the exploration of this metaphor by applying the principles of graph theory to word association data to compare the relative densities of the first language and second language lexical networks. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, College Students, Higher Education, Language Research, Metaphors, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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