Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1: Lexical Inferencing: A Research Review -- Chapter 1 Research on the Lexical Inferencing Process and its Outcomes -- Chapter 2. Cross-linguistic Issues in Lexical Inferencing -- Part 2: Trilingual Study of Lexical Inferencing in a First and Second Language -- Chapter 3. Conceptualization and Methodology -- Chapter 4. First Language Influences on Knowledge Source Use in Second Language Lexical Inferencing -- Chapter 5. Inferencing Success and Initial Development of Word Knowledge -- Chapter 6. Trilingual Study Summary, Discussion and Implications -- Appendices -- References -- Index