diff --git a/lexicalStructure.lex b/lexicalStructure.lex
index d2b3bcf..f5315a1 100644
--- a/lexicalStructure.lex
+++ b/lexicalStructure.lex
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 %}
 
 DIGIT [0-9]
-CHAR \\\\n|\\\\t|\\\'|[^'\\\n\t]
-STRINGVAL CHAR | " "
+CHAR \\n|\\t|\\'|[^'\n\t\\]
+SCHAR \\n|\\t|\\\"|[^\"\n\\]
+
 %%
 	/* rules */
 {DIGIT}+ {printf( "C_INTEGER: %s (%d)\n", yytext, atoi( yytext ) );}
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ STRINGVAL CHAR | " "
 
 "false" {printf( "C_FALSE: %s (%d)\n", yytext, atoi( yytext ) );}
 
-"{STRINGVAL}+" {printf( "C_STRING: %s (%d)\n", yytext, atoi( yytext ) );}
+\"{SCHAR}+\" {printf( "C_STRING: %s (%d)\n", yytext, atoi( yytext ) );}
 
 .|\n  
 
diff --git a/simpleLiteralTest.a b/simpleLiteralTest.a
index e74e4ee..e85644b 100644
--- a/simpleLiteralTest.a
+++ b/simpleLiteralTest.a
@@ -18,7 +18,22 @@ true
 '\''
 '\t'
 '\\'
-
+'n'
 '\'
-
+'fdsf'
+'
+'
+'	'
 '''
+"STRINGwithnotSPaces"
+' '
+'\ '
+"J"
+""
+" "
+\"\"
+"{SCHAR}"
+"SCHAR"
+"[SCHAR]"
+"FINAL: I'd think this is a legal \"string\" that contains \n \t several escaped characters, isn't it?"
+"I'd think this is a legal \"string\" that contains several \\n \t escaped characters, isn't it?"