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The Modern Language JournalAbstractLexical proficiency in a second language (L2) has long been effectively assessed through the measurement of various lexical indices, or textual characteristics that act as observable indicators of such conceptual categories as lexical richness, diversity, sophistication, and fluency.
Olesya Kisselev +2 more
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LingBaW, 2020 One of the main assumptions of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) is that internally complex language subsystems develop non-linearly while entering different kinds of supportive, competitive, conditional, or dual relationships which are ...
Katarzyna Joanna Rokoszewska
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Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies, 2020 The purpose of this article is to investigate whether Yunior, a character and narrator in the three short stories under study, “Invierno”, “The Pura Principle”, and “Nilda”, becomes absorbed into American culture or obtains a positive relationship with ...
María Jesús Sánchez +1 more
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Relative complexity in a model of word difficulty: The role of loanwords in vocabulary size tests
Studies in Second Language Learning and TeachingRecent studies have shown that the frequency effect, although long used as a guide to word difficulty, fails to explain all variance in learner word knowledge.
Derek Canning +2 more
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Zasób leksykalny obcojęzycznych użytkowników polszczyzny w świetle badań ilościowych
LingVaria, 2015 Assessing lexical resources of Polish language learners using lexical frequency profile Polish is learnt by two types of learners; namely, heritage language learners (HLLs) and foreign language learners (FLLs).
Anna Seretny
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MTLD, vocd-D, and HD-D: A validation study of sophisticated approaches to lexical diversity assessment [PDF]
Behavior Research Methods, 2010 The main purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the approach to lexical diversity assessment known as the measure of textual lexical diversity (MTLD). The index for this approach is calculated as the mean length of word strings that maintain a criterion level of lexical variation.
Philip M, McCarthy, Scott, Jarvis
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Lexical richness viewed through lexical diversity, density, and sophistication
Digital Scholarship in the HumanitiesAbstract Recognizing vocabulary as the essential language foundation and determining its richness continues to be a challenge in quantitative linguistics. This issue has also been widely applied in various practical contexts, including language acquisition, language change, psychology, and cognitive science.
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SAGE OpenThis study aimed to develop and validate an analytical rating scale specifically designed to assess the lexical proficiency of Chinese college students in Academic English speaking tasks. A multi-layer construct of lexical proficiency was first developed
Yuyu Jiang, Hua Chen
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Key Predictors of Proficiency in L2 Writing: Syntactic, Lexical Complexity, and Accuracy
Studies in English Language and EducationWhile many studies have examined individual aspects of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) as indicators of language performance, few have explored how syntactic complexity, lexical complexity, and accuracy function together to measure writing ...
Shinjae Park
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Revisiting the Lexical Differences Between Academic and General Training IELTS Reading Tests
SAGE OpenThe International English Language Testing System (IELTS) has served as one of the most reliable proofs of people’s English language proficiency. There have been rumors about the discrepancy in difficulty between the two modules of IELTS, namely Academic
Linh Thi Thao Le +3 more
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