Vocabulary and Gist Reading

Authors

  • Susana Reyes
  • Susana Briones
  • Martha Botto de Pocovi
  • Liliana Fortuny
  • Silvia Sastre

Keywords:

reading, lexical repetition, links, bonds

Abstract

This paper deals with the role of vocabulary in ESP reading. Different types of lexical repetition patterns are presented to show their importance in the hierarchization of the information. This is demonstrated by analysing a text following the framework developed by Hoey (1991). Some activities designed to raise student's awareness of vocabulary relations in the building of meaning are presented as well as conclusions about the importance of vocabulary.

Author Biographies

Susana Reyes

The authors form a research group at the Consejo de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina. At present they are working on Evaluation. They have presented papers related to discourse analysis, textual grammar, testing and vocabulary in academic events in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Peru and Venezuela.

Susana Briones

The authors form a research group at the Consejo de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina. At present they are working on Evaluation. They have presented papers related to discourse analysis, textual grammar, testing and vocabulary in academic events in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Peru and Venezuela.

Martha Botto de Pocovi

The authors form a research group at the Consejo de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina. At present they are working on Evaluation. They have presented papers related to discourse analysis, textual grammar, testing and vocabulary in academic events in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Peru and Venezuela.

Liliana Fortuny

The authors form a research group at the Consejo de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina. At present they are working on Evaluation. They have presented papers related to discourse analysis, textual grammar, testing and vocabulary in academic events in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Peru and Venezuela.

Silvia Sastre

The authors form a research group at the Consejo de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina. At present they are working on Evaluation. They have presented papers related to discourse analysis, textual grammar, testing and vocabulary in academic events in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Peru and Venezuela.

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (1997)

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