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ERIC Number: EJ366187
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Is There a Core Vocabulary? Some Implications for Language Teaching.
Carter, Ronald
Applied Linguistics, v8 n2 p178-93 Sum 1987
Describes a set of criteria for selection of core vocabulary, with examples given from English. Suggests applications for such a vocabulary in grading reading materials and analyzing stylistics. (LMO)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, English, Evaluation Criteria, Language Styles, Lexicology, Second Language Instruction, Semantics, Syntax, Vocabulary Development, Word Lists
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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