ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Factors That Influence Vocabulary in European Portuguese
- Filomena Inácio
Universidade do Algarve - Filomena Inácio
Universidade do Algarve - Raquel Gregório
Universidade do Algarve - Melissa Crepaldi
Universidade do Algarve - Inês Morais
Universidade do Algarve - Alexandra Reis
Universidade do Algarve - Alexandra Reis
Universidade do Algarve - Luís Faísca
Universidade do Algarve - Luís Faísca
Universidade do Algarve
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the factors that contribute to vocabulary size and depth in 732 Portuguese adults. Results indicated that age, education, and book reading were the best predictors for vocabulary, but also that reading habits in infancy are decisive and that not all kinds of reading are beneficial.
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