In:Measuring Native-Speaker Vocabulary Size
I.S.P. Nation and Averil Coxhead
[Not in series 233] 2021
► pp. 63–78
Chapter 7Factors affecting native-speaker vocabulary size and growth
Published online: 11 February 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.233.c7
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.233.c7
Article outline
- The conditions affecting vocabulary learning
- A model of factors affecting vocabulary size and growth
- Age and the statistical nature of vocabulary
- Age
- The statistical nature of vocabulary
- Factors affecting variation between individuals in their rate of
vocabulary growth
- Social and personal factors
- Life experience factors
- Opportunities for input and use
- Some well-researched causal chains
- The 30-million-word gap
- The role of education
- Parental skills and habits
- Guessing the meanings of words from context
- The effect of learning additional languages
- An overview of factors affecting vocabulary size and growth
