The Role of Morphological Structure of Words in Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge of EFL College Students
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The morphological structure of words is one of the important properties of a language and is thought to be a determinant of its word-building patterns. This study examines the morphological structure of words as a supplemental area of vocabulary knowledge for EFL learners measuring both the breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge (DVK and BVK). The study aims at (1) investigating students’ proficiency in recognizing the new words meanings (2) examining how students' morphological knowledge affects their capacity to produce new words and change ones that already exist. It’s hypothesized that (1) EFL college students are unable to recognize the meanings of the new words and (2) they face serious difficulties in producing new words. The population of the current study was chosen from the second stage at the university of Diyala, College of Education for Humanities, Dept. of English, which consists of 140 male and female students, whereas the sample was only 100 students. After doing the diagnostic test and using the suitable statistical means, the results showed that the students face serious difficulties at both production and recognition level of the morphological structures of the words.
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