Konkrete Lexikologie des Englischen - Entwurf einer Theorie des Sprachkönnens

User-centred, or Concrete Lexicology of English towards a theory of language proficiency, which is based on studies of lexical problem solving in contexts of real-English as a world language. The theoretical model of language proficiency is situated between the disciplines of psycholinguistics and social systems-theory. It is designed to establish the theoretical foundations for a Concrete Linguistics of Language Usage as a discipline in its own right. The studies on language behaviour focus on creative ad hoc formations and code-mixing in English and the abilities of concrete language-users to make habitual and situative/modificatory use of the lexicon as a system of knowledge and application.