TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of word internal morphological form variation on adult first language (L1) (n = 20) incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading.Design/methodology/approach Participants were given a 37,611-token English novel containing pseudo words, placed throughout the text by the novelist. Two unexpected vocabulary assessments were administered at the completion of the reading task.Findings Results showed statistically significant effects for morphological form variation, with the readers having incidentally acquired more words whose tokens did not vary in form (i.e. no exposure to inflectional or derivational variants). However, a large effect size was present only for low-frequency words (two-four exposures).Originality/value Discussion of the results is given regarding the feasibility of enhancing adult L1 college readers’ morphological awareness through extensive reading and attention-drawing tasks.
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
SN  - 1175-8708
DO  - 10.1108/ETPC-07-2018-0069
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/ETPC-07-2018-0069
AU  - Reynolds Barry Lee
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - The effect of morphological form variation on adult first language incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading
T2  - English Teaching: Practice & Critique
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 36
EP  - 51
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -