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CEFR vocabulary level as a predictor of user interest in English Wiktionary entries

  • This contribution explores the relationship between the English CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) vocabulary levels and user interest in English Wiktionary entries. User interest was operationalized through the number of views of these entries in Wikimedia server logs covering a period of four years (2019–2022). Our findings reveal a significant relationship between CEFR levels and user interest: entries classified at lower CEFR levels tend to attract more views, which suggests a greater user interest in more basic vocabulary. A multiple regression model controlling for other known or potential factors affecting interest: corpus frequency, polysemy, word prevalence, and age of acquisition confirmed that lower CEFR levels attract significantly more views even after taking into account the other predictors. These findings highlight the importance of CEFR levels in predicting which words users are likely to look up, with implications for lexicography and the development of language learning materials.

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Author:Robert LewORCiD, Sascha WolferORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-125414
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02838-4
ISSN:2662-9992
Parent Title (English):Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Berlin
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2024
Date of Publication (online):2024/03/01
Publishing Institution:Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS)
Publicationstate:Veröffentlichungsversion
Reviewstate:Peer-Review
GND Keyword:Benutzerverhalten; Korpus <Linguistik>; Polysemie; Prädiktor; Sprachkompetenz; Wortschatz
Volume:11
First Page:1
Last Page:8
DDC classes:400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik
Open Access?:ja
Leibniz-Classification:Sprache, Linguistik
Linguistics-Classification:Lexikografie
Program areas:Lexik
Licence (English):License LogoCreative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International