Lexical Frequency Profiles: A Monte Carlo Analysis

By P. Meara. 2005

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The Relationship of Lexical Richness to the Quality of ESL Learners' Oral Narratives. (2012, background): “Laufer and Nation (1995) claimed that LFP is a valid and reliable measure of lexical richness, but Meara (2005) challenged this claim by showing that it may not be able to " pick up modest changes in vocabulary size " (p. 32) (see Laufer, 2005).”
Lexical Diversity in Writing and Speaking Task Performances (2010, background): “However, Meara in a couple of publications ( Meara, 2005; Meara & Bell, 2001) showed that LFP is also problematic, as it may not be sensitive enough to “pick up modest changes in vocabulary size” although it “works best when the groups being compared have very disparate vocabulary sizes” (Meara, 20”
Automatically Assessing Lexical Sophistication: Indices, Tools, Findings, and Application (2015, background): “Although an exact definition of lexical sophistication has yet to be agreed upon, the construct of lexical sophistication involves both the depth and breadth of lexical knowledge available to speakers, readers, and writers (Meara, 1996, 2005a; Read, 1998).”
Assessing Lexical Proficiency Using Analytic Ratings: A Case for Collocation Accuracy (2014, background): “Such properties include word concreteness, imageability, and familiarity and account for additional elements of words that allow for quicker lexical processing or retrieval (Meara 2005b; Crossley et al. 2011a, b).”