Using Contextual Information for Word Learning.
Bonnie C. Konopak · The Journal of Reading · 1988
ing. That is, while the necessary context may at times be reasonably complete (He used a micrometer, an instrument for measuring minute distances), it may also be severely limited (Once popular, ormolu is rare today). While syntactic placement indicates a thing or noun, the probability of inferring the meaning of ormolu from such a context is not high. This article will discuss possible limitations to the use of context for word