Measuring L2 Lexical Growth Using Hypernymic Relationships

This study investigated second language (L2) lexical development in the spontaneous speech of six adult, L2 English learners in a 1‐year longitudinal study. One important aspect of lexical development is lexical organization and depth of knowledge. Hypernymic relations, the hierarchical relationships among related words that vary in relation to their semantic specificity (e.g., Golden Retriever vs. dog vs. animal), are an important indicator of...