Features of lexical complexity: insights from L1 and L2 speakers [PDF]
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 2023 We discover sizable differences between the lexical complexity assignments of first language (L1) and second language (L2) English speakers. The complexity assignments of 940 shared tokens without context were extracted and compared from three lexical ...
Kai North, Marcos Zampieri
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How Technology Tools Impact Writing Performance, Lexical Complexity, and Perceived Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in EFL Academic Writing: A Comparative Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Students experience different levels of autonomy based on the mediation of self-regulated learning (SRL), but little is known about the effects of different mediation technologies on students' perceived SRL strategies.
Yangxi Han +3 more
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Lexical and post-lexical complexity effects on eye movements in reading
Journal of Eye Movement Research, 2011 The current study investigated how a post-lexical complexity manipulation followed by a lexical complexity manipulation affects eye movements during reading.
Tessa Warren +2 more
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The predictive effects of individual difference factors on L2 writing complexity, accuracy, and fluency [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyDrawing on the control-value theory and the individual-environmental model of writing, this study investigated the predictive effects of various individual difference factors (i.e., L2 writing grit, enjoyment, anxiety, motivation, and working memory) on ...
Zihan Gao, Zihan Gao
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An entropy-based study of Simplification in ChatGPT translations compared to neural machine translation and human translation across genres. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study investigates the phenomenon of simplification in Chinese-to-English translation across Human Translation (HT), neural machine translation (NMT), and large language model (LLM)-based translation, ChatGPT as an example.
Guangyuan Yao, Lingxi Fan
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The Effect of Choice of Prompts on Syntactic Complexity, Grammatical Accuracy, and Lexical Diversity in L2 Argumentative Writing Essays [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2021 Previous research has shown the differential effects of task-related prompts on syntactic complexity, grammatical accuracy, and lexical diversity when L2 learners use writing prompts to produce a piece of writing. However, the extent to which the freedom
Rajab Esfandiari, Nilofar Sadeghian
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Memory-Based Lexical Acquisition and Processing [PDF]
, 1994 Current approaches to computational lexicology in language technology are knowledge-based (competence-oriented) and try to abstract away from specific formalisms, domains, and applications.
Daelemans, Walter
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Syntactic and lexical complexity in L2 English academic writing: Development and competition
Ampersand, 2022 Academic writing is both challenging and essential for university students studying in a second language. Linguistic complexity is a useful indicator of second language development, including academic writing.
John A. O'Leary, Rasmus Steinkrauss
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Lexical and phraseological differences between second language written and spoken opinion responses
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 This study examines differences in lexical and phraseological complexity features between second language (L2) written and spoken opinion responses via classification analysis.
Minkyung Kim +2 more
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The Relationship between Syntactic and Lexical Complexity in Speech Monologues of EFL Learners [PDF]
Applied Research on English Language, 2019 : This study aims to explore the relationship between syntactic and lexical complexity and also the relationship between different aspects of lexical complexity.
Aso Bayazidi +2 more
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