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ERIC Number: EJ234458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Oct
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Guessing the Meaning of Words from Context: Strategy and Techniques.
Clarke, D. F.; Nation, I. S. P.
System, v8 n3 p211-20 Oct 1980
Describes a strategy for guessing meanings from context and suggests ways of practicing this strategy. The strategy involves four steps: (1) determining the part of speech of the word, (2) looking at the immediate grammar, (3) studying the wider context (usually the conjunction relationships), and (4) guessing the word and checking the guess. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Semantics, Syntax, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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