The four experiments of Part I define basic objects by demonstrating that in taxonomies of common concrete nouns in English based on class inclusion, basic objects are the most inclusive categories whose members: (a) possess significant numbers of attributes in common, (b) have motor programs which are similar to one another, (c) have similar shapes, and (d) can be identified from averaged shapes of members of the class. Basic categories are those which carry the most information, possess the highest category cue validity, and are, thus, the most differentiated from one another. In taxonomies of concrete objects, there is one level of abstraction at which the most basic category cuts are made. We also identify a significant role of both L1 and L2 norms in bilingualsвЂ™ L2 picture naming responses.Д¬ategorizations which humans make of the concrete world are not arbitrary but highly determined. We find only a modest age of earliest exposure effect on L2 category native-likeness, but importantly, we find that classroom instruction in L2 negatively impacts L2 category native-likeness, even after significant immersion experience. Using two statistical models, we disentangle the effects of several highly interactive variables from bilinguals' language histories and the naming norms of the native speaker community to predict inter-personal and inter-item variation in L2 (English) native-likeness. For English, bilingualsвЂ™ names for each individual stimulus were also compared to the dominant name generated by the native speakers for the object. ParticipantsвЂ™ response patterns were quantified in terms of similarity to the responses of functionally monolingual native speakers of Chinese and English and showed the cross-language convergence previously observed in simultaneous bilinguals (Ameel et al., 2005). In the present study, Chinese learners of English with varying language histories and resident in two different language settings (Beijing, China and State College, PA, USA) named 67 photographs of common serving dishes (e.g., cups, plates, and bowls) in both Chinese and English. Lexical categories frequently differ between languages (Malt et al., 1999), and successful language learning requires that bilinguals learn not just new words but new patterns for labeling objects. Second, after some time, they discover that these names do not generalize according to the same rules used in their first language. Second language learners face a dual challenge in vocabulary learning: First, they must learn new names for the hundreds of common objects that they encounter every day. The processing consequences of these features, relevant research evidence in support of this model, and its implications for L2 vocabulary acquisition research are discussed. Thus, lexical representation in L2 in general has three unique features: (a) a lexical entry consists of L2 lexeme and L1 lemma (b) little morphological speciВ®cations are integrated within the entry (c) the links between L2 words and concepts are weak. It is argued that due to the practical constraints imposed on L2 learning, a majority of L2 words fossilize at the second stage. Considered in light of how the lexical entries in the L2 lexicon evolve, L2 vocabulary acquisition is seen as consisting of three stages: the formal stage when a lexical entry with formal speciВ®cations is established, the В®rst language (L1) lemma mediation stage when the lemma information of the L1 counterpart is copied into the L2 lexical entry and mediates L2 word use, and the L2 integration stage when semantic, syntactic, morphological speciВ®cations are integrated into the lexical entry. A psycholinguistic model of vocabulary acquisition in a second language (L2) in instructional settings is outlined in this paper. From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a. Shmoop I trod heaven in my thoughts, now exulting in my powers, now burning with the idea of their effects. 3, Walton in Continuation, Frame 3 About featured snippets Feedback I Quotes - From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition. From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition but how am I sunk! Oh! my friend, if you had known me as I once was, you would not recognize me in this state of degradation. I trod heaven in my thoughts, now exulting in my powers, now burning with the idea of their effects. Transcribed image text: 3:05 AAQ 'I trod heaven in my thoughts, now e C Q 'I trod heaven in my thoughts, now exultin X All Images Videos News Maps Shopping Bo 'meaning' (and any subsequent words) was ignored because we limit queries to 32 words.

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