CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Origin of the Study

• 1.2 Significance of the Study

• 1.3 Research Questions

• 1.4 Definition of Key Terms

• 1.5 Organization of the Book

CHAPTER 2 REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSING OF LEXICAL AMBIGUITY

• 2.1 Introduction

• 2.2 Lexical Ambiguity per se

• 2.3 Theoretical Accounts of Lexical Ambiguity

• 2.4 Feedback Account of the Ambiguity Effect

• 2.5 Summary

CHAPTER 3 LEXICAL AMBIGUITY IN THE BILINGUAL MIND

• 3.1 Introduction

• 3.2 Lexical Development in Bilinguals

• 3.3 Modeling the Bilingual Lexicon

• 3.4 Lexical Ambiguity and SLA

• 3.5 Summary

CHAPTER 4 SIMPLE LEXICAL DECISION TASK

• 4.1 Introduction

• 4.2 Experiment Design

• 4.3 Results and Findings

• 4.4 Discussion

• 4.5 Summary

CHAPTER 5 TRANSLATION RECOGNITION TASK

• 5.1 Introduction

• 5.2 Experiment Design

• 5.3 Results and Findings

• 5.4 Discussion

• 5.5 Summary

CHAPTER 6 MEANING RELATEDNESS RATING

• 6.1 Introduction

• 6.2 Research Design

• 6.3 Results and Findings

• 6.4 Discussion

• 6.5 Summary

CHAPTER 7 SEMANTICALLY PRIMED LEXICAL DECISION TASK

• 7.1 Introduction

• 7.2 Experiment Design

• 7.3 Results and Findings

• 7.4 Discussion

• 7.5 Summary

CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSIONS

• 8.1 Introduction

• 8.2Major Findings

• 8.3 Implications of the Present Study

• 8.4 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies