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Applied Linguistics 2005 26(4):582-588; doi:10.1093/applin/ami029
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Lexical Frequency Profiles: From Monte Carlo to the Real World

A Response to Meara (2005)

Batia Laufer

University of Haifa

This paper is a response to Paul Meara's (2005) critique of the Lexical Frequency Profile (LFP). Using simulated data, he challenges the claim that LFP is a sensitive and reliable tool for assessing vocabulary use in L2 speakers. In my response to his paper, I discuss the nature of lexical competence, in light of which LFP results should be interpreted. I question the robustness of computer generated artificial data on which the critique of LFP is based, and I show that Meara's criticisms contain various misrepresentations of our original work.


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