Vol.6, No 1, 2008pp. 51 - 59
UDC 811.111.373.4:159.953.6  ;  81'23

THE PROBLEM OF SYNFORMS (SIMILAR LEXICAL FORMS)
Ana Kocić
Faculty of Philosophy, Niš

The paper deals with the problem of synformy as an intralexical difficulty factor in the process of vocabulary acquisition in non-native speakers of English. The paper is dedicated to the description of the research on synform effects in non-native speakers conducted by the author and the analysis of the results and implications. The evaluation of the study and suggestions for further research are given in the Conclusion section.
Key words: synforms, lexical confusions, vocabulary learning, synform categories

PROBLEM SINFORMI (SLIČNIH LEKSIČKIH FORMI)
Ovaj rad bavi se problemom sinformije kao intraleksičkim faktorom u procesu usvajanja novih reči kod studenata kojima engleski nije maternji jezik. Opisano je sprovedeno istraživanje uticaja sinformi i predstavljeni su analiza rezultata i implikacije. U završnom odeljku data je evaluacija projekta kao i sugestije za dalje istraživanje.
Ključne reči: sinforme, leksičke pogreške, učenje vokabulara, kategorije sinformi