Proposal for a taxonomy of centers of interest in lexical availability studies

Abstract

Lexical availability studies collect, for teaching purposes, lexical units in centers of interest. The different behavior of centers of interest has been highlighted based on the number of units. In addition, classifications have been provided according to other parameters related to the internal structure. However, there is no classification applied to more than one language. We intend to propose a taxonomy based on the creation of a structural index of centers of interest. To do this, we will demonstrate the different behavior of the centers of interest both in the mother tongue (Spanish) and in the foreign language (English and French) and we will establish an assessment measure of their characteristics.