'There is much food for thought throughout, practising language teachers will undoubtedly find Section Three of most immediate value. This book is a worthwhile addition to the Cambridge Language Teaching Library and will attract a wide readership among vocabulary researchers and language teachers.' EA Journal

• 1. Word frequency and vocabulary size Paul Nation and Rob Waring; 2. Variation in spoken and written language Michael McCarthy and Ron Carter; 3. Vocabulary connections Rosamund Moon; 4. Vocabulary and context William Nagy; 5. Productive vs. receptive aspects of vocabulary Francine Melka; 6. Models of lexical acquisition Paul Meara; 7. Cognitive constraints on vocabulary acquisition Nick Ellis; 8. Intralexical factors affecting the difficulty of vocabulary acquisition Batia Laufer; 9. L1 influences on L2 vocabulary acquisition; 10. Acquisition of the formal aspects of vocabulary Michael Swan; 11. Vocabulary learning strategies Ann Ryan; 12. Vocabulary and the syllabus Norbert Schmitt; 13. Teaching vocabulary: most recent trends Felicity O'Dell; 14. Vocabulary and testing John Read; 15. Dictionaries, thesauruses, lexical resources Phil Schofield.

'There is much food for thought throughout, practising language teachers will undoubtedly find Section Three of most immediate value. This book is a worthwhile addition to the Cambridge Language Teaching Library and will attract a wide readership among vocabulary researchers and language teachers.' EA Journal

• 1. Word frequency and vocabulary size Paul Nation and Rob Waring; 2. Variation in spoken and written language Michael McCarthy and Ron Carter; 3. Vocabulary connections Rosamund Moon; 4. Vocabulary and context William Nagy; 5. Productive vs. receptive aspects of vocabulary Francine Melka; 6. Models of lexical acquisition Paul Meara; 7. Cognitive constraints on vocabulary acquisition Nick Ellis; 8. Intralexical factors affecting the difficulty of vocabulary acquisition Batia Laufer; 9. L1 influences on L2 vocabulary acquisition; 10. Acquisition of the formal aspects of vocabulary Michael Swan; 11. Vocabulary learning strategies Ann Ryan; 12. Vocabulary and the syllabus Norbert Schmitt; 13. Teaching vocabulary: most recent trends Felicity O'Dell; 14. Vocabulary and testing John Read; 15. Dictionaries, thesauruses, lexical resources Phil Schofield.

'There is much food for thought throughout, practising language teachers will undoubtedly find Section Three of most immediate value. This book is a worthwhile addition to the Cambridge Language Teaching Library and will attract a wide readership among vocabulary researchers and language teachers.' EA Journal

• 1. Word frequency and vocabulary size Paul Nation and Rob Waring; 2. Variation in spoken and written language Michael McCarthy and Ron Carter; 3. Vocabulary connections Rosamund Moon; 4. Vocabulary and context William Nagy; 5. Productive vs. receptive aspects of vocabulary Francine Melka; 6. Models of lexical acquisition Paul Meara; 7. Cognitive constraints on vocabulary acquisition Nick Ellis; 8. Intralexical factors affecting the difficulty of vocabulary acquisition Batia Laufer; 9. L1 influences on L2 vocabulary acquisition; 10. Acquisition of the formal aspects of vocabulary Michael Swan; 11. Vocabulary learning strategies Ann Ryan; 12. Vocabulary and the syllabus Norbert Schmitt; 13. Teaching vocabulary: most recent trends Felicity O'Dell; 14. Vocabulary and testing John Read; 15. Dictionaries, thesauruses, lexical resources Phil Schofield.