We introduce the blueprint of the Ontogenesis Model of the L2 Lexical Representation (OM) that focuses on the development of lexical representations. The OM has three dimensions: linguistic domains (phonological, orthographic, and semantic), mappings between domains, and networks of lexical representations. The model assumes that fuzziness is a pervasive property of the L2 lexicon: most L2 lexical representations are low resolution and the ontogenetic curve of their development does not reach the optimum (i.e., the ultimate stage of their attainment with optimal encoding) in one or more dimensions. We review the findings on lexical processing and vocabulary training to show that the OM has a potential to provide an interpretation for the results that have been treated separately and to move us forward in building a comprehensive model of L2 lexical acquisition and processing.

我们介绍了 L2 词汇表示 (OM) 的本体发生模型的蓝图，该模型专注于词汇表示的发展。OM 具有三个维度：语言域（语音、正字法和语义）、域之间的映射以及词汇表示网络。该模型假设模糊性是 L2 词典的普遍属性：大多数 L2 词汇表示是低分辨率的，并且它们发展的个体发生曲线在一个或多个中没有达到最优（即，它们达到最优编码的最终阶段）方面。