This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-3, 2021
Area
Second Language Acquisition
Author
Vijaya
Org/Univ
The English and Foreign Languages University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
07 May, 2021
Paper ID
V7I3-1222
Publisher
Keywords
Second Language, Vocabulary Measures, Void, Type-Token Ratio, Lexical Diversity

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Vijaya . Measures of lexical diversity, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Vijaya (2021). Measures of lexical diversity. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Vijaya . "Measures of lexical diversity." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.3 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The “natural” and the “formal” acquisition of a language by a child are best seen as two ends of a continuum. The acquisition of languages involves a combination of formal instruction and natural acquisition. This paper captures an overview of select prominent tools used for measuring vocabulary diversity across first and second language contexts. The tools include type-token ratios (TTR) and the more recent automated measure of VOCD.