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Scott Jarvis
Birth Place:Arizona, US
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Thesis Title:The role of L1-based concepts in L2 lexical reference.
Thesis Url:https://linguistlist.org/pubs/diss/browse-diss-action.cfm?DissID=184
Thesis Year:1997
Academic Advisors:Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig
Known For:
Spouse:Sirpa Jarvis
Children:4
Discipline:Linguist
Sub Discipline:Second language acquisition
Main Interests:Lexical diversity

Scott Jarvis (born 1966) is an American linguist. He is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University, United States.[1] His research focuses on second language acquisition more broadly, with a special focus on lexical diversity.

Career

Jarvis obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics at Brigham Young University in 1991. He obtained a Master of Arts degree in applied linguistics at Indiana University Bloomington in 1993. In 1997 he was awarded with the Doctor of Philosophy degree in linguistics at Indiana University Bloomington.

Between 2001 and 2002 he was the Chair of the Research Interest Section for the TESOL International Association.

Jarvis was an associate journal editor between 2007 and 2011, a board member and associate executive director between 2011 and 2015 and has been executive editor for Language Learning.[2]

He was the Executive Committee Member for American Association for Applied Linguistics between 2014 and 2016.

Research

Jarvis is noted for his contribution on lexical diversity. He claimed that lexical diversity should viewed as an umbrella term similarly to ecological diversity. According to Jarvis's model, lexical diversity includes variability, volume, evenness, rarity, dispersion and disparity.[3]

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Personal life

Jarvis married Sirpa, originally from Finland, in 1990 and they had four children. Jarvis's native language is English. However, he has learned Finnish, Swedish, Estonian, and German.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scott Jarvis Faculty Profile. Northern Arizona University. 2023-11-25.
  2. Web site: Language Learning Editorial Board. Wiley Online Library. 2019-05-10.
  3. Capturing the Diversity in Lexical Diversity. Language Learning. 63. 87–106. 2013. 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00739.x. Jarvis. Scott.