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Lankamp, R.E.,

A Study on the Effect of Terminology on L2 Reading Comprehension : Should Specialist Terms in Medical Texts be Avoided? / Should Specialist Terms in Medical Texts be Avoided? R.E. Lankamp. - 1 online resource (196 pages) : illustrations. - Language and Linguistics - Book Archive pre-2000 . - Language and Linguistics - Book Archive pre-2000. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 2 Medical Language and Lexicon / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 3 A Reading Comprehension Model / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 4 The Effect on Comprehensibility of Medical Terms and their Common-Language Counterparts / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 5 The Comprehension of Cognate Medical Terms / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 6 The Dutch Preference for Cognate Medical Terms / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Chapter 7 Conclusion / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Back Matter -- Appendix A: Text of Experiment 1 / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Appendix B Tests A and B (Experiment 1) / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Appendix C Test Experiment 3 / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- References / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Summary / Robert Eduard Lankamp -- Samenvatting / Robert Eduard Lankamp.


English

ISBN: 9789004653184

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004653184 DOI

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Medical English--Study and teaching.
English language--Study and teaching--Dutch speakers.
Medical education.
Reading comprehension.

LC Class. No.: R123

Dewey Class. No.: 401.41