Predicting the proficiency level of language learners using lexical indices

Language Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-263

  Crossley, Scott A ^a   Salsbury, Tom ^b   McNamara, Danielle S ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

frequency; language proficiency; lexical competence; lexical diversity; second language acquisition; word familiarity; word imagability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860161784     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532211419331     Document Type: Article

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