Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development

Scott A. Crossley; Tom Salsbury; Philip McCarthy; Danielle S. McNamara

Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development

Scott A. Crossley, Tom Salsbury, Philip McCarthy, Danielle S. McNamara

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Abstract

This study explores how Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) can be used as a method to examine the lexical development of second language (L2) speakers. This year long longitudinal study with six English learners demonstrates that semantic similarity (using LSA) between utterances significantly increases as the L2 learners study English. The findings demonstrate that L2 learners begin to develop tighter semantic relations between utterances and words within a short period. The results have implications concerning the growth of lexical networks. This study also has important implications for inductive learning and contextualized vocabulary learning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21
Pages	136-141
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21 - Coconut Grove, FL, United States Duration: May 15 2008 → May 17 2008

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Name	Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21

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Other	21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21
Country/Territory	United States
City	Coconut Grove, FL
Period	5/15/08 → 5/17/08

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Crossley, S. A., Salsbury, T., McCarthy, P., & McNamara, D. S. (2008). Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development. In Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21 (pp. 136-141). (Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21).

Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development. / Crossley, Scott A.; Salsbury, Tom; McCarthy, Philip et al.
Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21. 2008. p. 136-141 (Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Crossley, SA, Salsbury, T, McCarthy, P & McNamara, DS 2008, Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development. in Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21. Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21, pp. 136-141, 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21, Coconut Grove, FL, United States, 5/15/08.

Crossley SA, Salsbury T, McCarthy P, McNamara DS. Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development. In Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21. 2008. p. 136-141. (Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21).

Crossley, Scott A. ; Salsbury, Tom ; McCarthy, Philip et al. / Using latent semantic analysis to explore second language lexical development. Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21. 2008. pp. 136-141 (Proceedings of the 21th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-21).

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