Abstract : [en] Introductory paper presents the method of the CLT construction and monolingual results obtained for 18 languages (Afrikaans, British English, SA English, Catalan, Finnish, German, Hebrew, isiXhosa, Italian, Luxembourgish, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish).
indicates the size of receptive and expressive vocabulary. Error coding (production task) provides additional information about the nature of lexical problems.
We used a unique procedure for designing the CLT in parallel in 34 different languages according to the same criteria.
All CLT versions were piloted and the lists of target words were verified according to the pilot results.
Cross-linguistic comparison of monolingual baseline CLT results includes data obtained from 449 children (aged 3-6 years). The results show significant effect of age, noun priority in both comprehension and production and interaction of mode and word-class (production of verbs was most prone to errors).
We conclude that the CLT represents an accurate and culture-fair method for assessment of lexical knowledge in preschool children.
Commentary : Part of symposium: "Cross-linguistic Lexical Tasks (CLT): a way to impartial testing of vocabulary in multilingual children across cultures"