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Lexical Simplification in Second-Language Acquisition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

S. Blum  and
E. Levenston
S. Blum
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University
E. Levenston
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University
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The following paper is an account of empirical research in lexical acquisition, an ongoing study whose preliminary findings were reported at the Neuchâtel colloquium May 1976 (Levenston and Blum 1977). A discussion of the research methodology has also been published (Levenston and Blum 1978), as well as an attempt to link this work with studies of lexical simplification in other linguistic contexts (Blum and Levenston 1977). Before discussing in detail the current findings, it seems appropriate to summarize briefly the preceding research, of which they form an integral part.

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Research Article
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , Spring 1980 , pp. 43 - 63
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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