What's in a word that makes it hard or easy? Some intralexical factors that affect the learning of words

Batia Laufer

Department of English Language & Literature

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vocabulary Description, Acquisition and Pedagogy
Editors	N. Schmitt, M. McCarthy
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	140-155
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	978-0521585514
State	Published - 1 Jan 1997

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Laufer, B. (1997). What's in a word that makes it hard or easy? Some intralexical factors that affect the learning of words. In N. Schmitt, & M. McCarthy (Eds.), Vocabulary Description, Acquisition and Pedagogy (pp. 140-155). Cambridge University Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283483052_What's_in_a_word_that_makes_it_hard_or_easy_Some_intralexical_factors_that_affect_the_learning_of_words

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Laufer, B 1997, What's in a word that makes it hard or easy? Some intralexical factors that affect the learning of words. in N Schmitt & M McCarthy (eds), Vocabulary Description, Acquisition and Pedagogy. Cambridge University Press, pp. 140-155. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283483052_What's_in_a_word_that_makes_it_hard_or_easy_Some_intralexical_factors_that_affect_the_learning_of_words>