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Automated measurement of syntactic complexity in corpus-based L2 writing research and implications for writing assessment
Abstract
Research investigating corpora of English learners’ language raises new questions about how syntactic complexity is defined theoretically and operationally for second language (L2) writing assessment. I show that syntactic complexity is important in construct definitions and L2 writing rating scales as well as in L2 writing research. I describe the operationalizations of syntactic complexity measurement in corpus-based L2 writing research,...
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Title
Automated measurement of syntactic complexity in corpus-based L2 writing research and implications for writing assessment
Published Date
Sep 19, 2017
Journal
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
493 - 511
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