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Peer reviewedBlum, Shoshana; Levenston, E. A. – Language Learning, 1978
Demonstrates the operation of the universal principles of lexical simplification, through an examination of its use in translation; second language learning and teaching, and simplified reading texts. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Language Research, Language Universals, Language Usage
PDF pending restorationBlum, Shoshana; Levenston, Eddie – 1977
In a recent paper (1977) Levenston and Blum suggested that lexical simplification operates according to universal principles, and that these derive from the individual's semantic competence in his mother tongue. This paper examines the validity of this suggestion by means of a comparative study of lexical simplification in three different…
Descriptors: Classification, Hebrew, Interlanguage, Language Instruction
Download full textLevenston, Eddie A.; Blum, Shoshana – 1978
After a survey of current methods of studying lexical acquisition, none of which are really suitable for studying how specific words are acquired and used by adult learners and how such usage differs from that of native speakers, a method is proposed for the study of such qualitative aspects of second language lexical acquisition. Learners are…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Research, Grammar, Interlanguage
