Interdisciplinary approaches to researching L2 lexical acquisition, processing, and use An introduction to the special issue

• Published in: Second language research Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 189 - 205
• Main Authors: Elgort, Irina, Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Sage Publications, Inc 01.04.2021; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Applied linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Data collection; Grammar; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interdisciplinary aspects; Language Acquisition; Language Processing; Language Research; Linguistics; Morphology (Languages); Native Language; Neurolinguistics; Phrase Structure; Psycholinguistics; Research design; Research Methodology; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language vocabulary learning; Second Languages; Special Issue: L2 lexical acquisition, processing and use; Syntax; Transfer of Training; Vocabulary Development; aspects of lexical knowledge; lexical processing; interdisciplinary research methods; second language vocabulary; lexical studies; second language acquisition of vocabulary; interdisciplinary
• ISSN: 0267-6583; 1477-0326
• DOI: 10.1177/0267658320988050

Lexical knowledge is complex, multidimensional, and difficult to pin down to a set of defined components. The development, organization, and use of lexical knowledge in the first and additional languages are studied in a number of neighbouring disciplines beyond second language acquisition and applied linguistics, including psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, computational linguistics, and language education. In this introduction, we highlight how the five articles in this special issue hone our understanding of different aspects of second language (L2) lexical knowledge, its acquisition, and use by adopting innovative research design, methods, and approaches to data collection and analysis from these distinct but related disciplines, affording new theoretical and empirical insights.