Questions tagged [vocabulary]
The body of words used in a particular language, or that known by an individual speaker.
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How to practice honorifics?
Japanese has honorifics (敬語 - "keigo"), a feature of which my native language English is devoid. For example, there is different vocabulary and grammar to use when speaking to a social superior, about ...
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How to improve my usage of vocabulary
I have been having trouble recently, related to my vocabulary.
While writing essays or whatever writings in English, I recognized that my sentences were mostly consisting of 'simple' words. Such as '...
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Is the number of exposures required for retaining new words related to the teaching method?
Recently, Rebecca J. Stones asked, Does it take “about 50 exposures for most words to be retained in long term memory”?
The question was about a claim by Terry Waltz that classroom learners need a few ...
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Is there a Russian language equivalent of dict.cc?
I am starting to learn Russian and I am looking for a good dictionary to use. When I learned German, dict.cc was my bible. Along with long lists of every possible meaning for given a given word in ...
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How long does the "priming" effect last for vocabulary study?
I'm looking for studies or other scientifically-solid information on the topic. But first, an explanation.
I'm interested in the psychological phenomenon of priming as it relates to vocabulary study. ...
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How many words give 98% coverage in Mandarin?
For Chinese characters, Jun Da's dataset implies 1566 characters gives 95% coverage, 2285 characters gives 98% coverage, and 2838 characters gives 99% coverage. I'm wondering if there's a similar ...
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Is this a good way to learn English?
In the anime Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai, there's such a scene of a notebook.
As you can see in the picture, it's almost barely a list of vocabulary, I mean, there's no example sentence. Besides, ...
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Should I avoid learning related words at the same time in SRS, and if so, how do I avoid it with Anki?
One anti-pattern discussed in "Fluent Forever" is learning a group of words from a certain theme all at once, such as colours one week, family members another week, and so on.
Does this apply to ...
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Want to find an English vocabulary learning app
I want to find an English vocabulary learning app for an intermediary English user (~IELTS 5.5-6.0)--i know that there are plenty of such apps, such as Duolingo. The problem is, I want to find an app ...
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Is it possible to filter an RTK Kanji Anki deck to only include Kanji from a vocab deck?
Is this an appropriate place to ask about setting up Anki?
I have used RTK (Remembering the Kanji) in the past, and it was helpful for kanji recall using the little mnemonics, but I wasn't really ...
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Japanese: Are there computer games that support learning the Genki I and II textbook vocabulary?
Are there computer games that use the Genki I and II textbook vocabulary? Sometimes playing a game allows for better memory formation of vocabulary compared to straight memorizing lists and viewing ...
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Is there any evidence based on research that reading certain types of texts can be harmful to your language learning?
I've been learning Italian for some years (at present my level is C1): during that time I've been essentially a self-learner, with the exception of a few months, and I've been a quite active user of ...
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Is it best practice for a L2 textbook passage to re-use vocabulary from previous passages?
Almost all L2 textbooks contain passages which use new vocabulary. There seems to be two ways to go about this (both with pros and cons):
The vocabulary of every passage is independent of previous ...
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How can I systematically verify that I can hear correctly words belonging to a vocabulary list?
I've been studying the Chinese HSK6 vocabulary, and the majority of words I can read correctly. What worries me is that sometimes (often?) when I'm listening, I don't recognize certain words. If ...
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For Mandarin, are there estimates on how many repetitions it takes to remember a word through reading?
Nation (2014) (pdf) discusses English vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading alone. While reading at a 98% comprehensible input level, the learner will (probably) remember a word ...
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How can I efficiently find lists of cognates and false friends?
I'm referring to cognates and false friends of two languages. Books list some of them, but usually not exhaustively.
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How does Anki vocabulary relate to reading vocabulary?
Sometimes I see people online say they have an e.g. 15000-word vocabulary on Anki. It sounds impressive, but it's not clear to me that such a student can utilize that vocabulary for actual reading. ...
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Is there any Multi-Language Word Translator app or tool to learn multiple langueage at the same time?
I am looking a source that I can learn or look a word in multiple language.
For example: lets say, I want to learn English - Russian - Turkish at the same time.
The app:
a - один - bir
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How to improve someone's “sprachliche Genauigkeit”?
How can I improve someone's "sprachliche Genauigkeit" (these nuances).
For example, in a speaking lesson, someone always makes "the same" grammar mistakes when speaking. Or ...
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Is there a customizable Memrise-like spaced-repetition software that lets the user choose an answer from a list?
I use both Anki and Memrise to learn vocabulary but these days I'm getting to think that Anki is not that effective to learn a word, as it is just flipping a card. On the other hand, Memrise lets you ...
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Can we define a Process describing the way we discover and learn new words in our mother tongue?
Can we define a Process describing the way we discover and learn new words in our mother tongue?
This could apply to a child who is learning to speak as well to an adult.
Consider that you discover a ...
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Language activator or conceptual dictionary for French
Is there a language activator or conceptual dictionary for French? I haven't been able to find a printed or online one.
More specifically, I am looking for a dictionary that gives related words to a ...
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What is the output-equivalent of the term "exposure"?
We often discuss how many "exposures" we need to learn a word (and depending on your style and definitions, it could be 8 to 12 or even 50+). My impression is that we typically envisage an &...
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