Vocabulary

by Ronald Carter

Vocabulary has been one of the growth areas of language study over the past three decades. In this second edition, Ronald Carter updates progress in key areas of language description and applied linguistics. It includes updated chapters on: vocabulary and language teaching dictionaries and lexicography and the literary study of vocabulary. Also included is additional material on the relationship between vocabulary, grammar and discourse and the implications of new insights into vocabulary for the study of speech and writing in English.

Genres: Linguistics

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1987

Reviews

[Jarkko]

A good introduction to the current issues in teaching and learning vocabulary. Has some interesting insights for foreign language teachers. Only problem with the book is that even though at the beginning there is a summary of recent developments on the field of vocabulary learning, the book itself dates back to 1998, and consequently it feels a bit out-of-date. A good read in any case, chapter 7 in particular.