Download or read book Vocabulary Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition written by Brian Richards and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-06-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International scholars and researchers present cutting edge contributions on the significance of vocabulary in current thinking on first and second language acquisition in the school and at home. By pursuing common themes across first and second language and bilingual contexts, the editors offer a collection that tackles the most important issues.