Abstract Successful text comprehension results in a coherent mental model of the situation being described. To achieve this, reader has to infer certain information by connecting parts their prior knowledge. An important construct involved this process is vocabulary knowledge, usually divided into breadth and depth. We conducted meta-analysis on 23 studies, explored fit five different models es...

Children with language impairments demonstrate a broad range of semantic difficulties, including problems with new word acquisition, storage and organization of known words, and lexical access/ retrieval. Unfortunately, assessments of children's semantic skills are often limited to measures of receptive and expressive vocabulary size. As a result, the semantic deficits of these children may not...

Lexical skills are a crucial component of language comprehension and production. This paper reviews evidence for lexical-level deficits in children and young people with developmental language impairment (LI). Across a range of tasks, LI is associated with reduced vocabulary knowledge in terms of both breadth and depth and difficulty with learning and retaining new words; evidence is emerging f...

This article reviews the breadth of influence Arabic on languages Nusantara, from early arrival Islam in archipelago to modern era. Focusing both linguistics and culture, we pay attention precolonial exchanges, regional – particular Bima, Sasak, Javanese, Sundanese, Bugis recent Islamic culture development technological products, financial systems, lifestyles contemporary Indonesia. From era er...