With the rediscovery of vocabulary in the 1990s came a new sense of how much applied-ness is appropriate to applied linguistics. Norbert Schmitt, notably, found the sweet spot between scientific rigour and practitioner relatable research, and in this excellent volume we see that his students are more than able to carry the project forward. Not that Norbert himself will be very far away from it for a long time to come! ? Tom Cobb, University of Quebec at Montreal, CanadaThis volume presents a number of enlightening and original chapters which have been written as a tribute to Professor Norbert Schmitt. The breadth and high standard of his work is reflected in the central themes explored and the methodological quality of the studies presented in this book on lexical description, lexical acquisition and vocabulary teaching. ? Birgit Henriksen, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkThe chapters in this great tribute to Norbert Schmitt, all written by leading vocabulary scholars, most of whom are his ?academic children?, are dedicated to the vocabulary topics that are at the heart of Norbert?s research. This is a welcome addition to the increasing number of books on vocabulary, and an enjoyable, engaging, and insightful resource that highlights Norbert Schmitt?s profound impact on the field of vocabulary studies. ? Elke Peters, KU Leuven, Belgium Biografía del autor

Pawe? Szudarski is Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. He works in the areas of applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and TESOL, focusing in particular on the acquisition of vocabulary and phraseology by second/foreign language learners. His other interests include corpus-based analysis, replication research, and distance learning.

Samuel Barclay is Senior Lecturer of TESOL at Nottingham Trent University, UK. His work spans English language teaching, English for academic purposes, syllabus design, and second language acquisition, with a specific interest in all aspects of second language vocabulary studies.