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More Complex Constrained Language? An Investigation on Nominal Complexity in Constrained Spoken English Varieties of ESL, EFL, and Interpreted English

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While previous research has established nominal complexity as a key indicator of grammatical complexity, its multi‐dimensional manifestation in constrained varieties remains underexplored. This study investigates the distribution of complex nominal structures in constrained spoken English varieties, specifically English as a Second Language ...
Jiaxin Chen, Yao Yao, Dechao Li
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental Characteristics of Learners’ Productive Knowledge of L2 Collocations

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This cross‐sectional study reports on the developmental characteristics of learners’ productive knowledge of second language (L2) collocations by analyzing learners’ non‐target word combinations. Previous studies on productive L2 collocation knowledge have rarely analyzed learners’ non‐target forms of collocations as the main target of ...
Senyung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

A Simple Explanation for Harmonic Word Order. [PDF]

Cogn Sci
Mansfield J, Krapp LS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Rethinking Interpreting Training: The Impact of Interpreting Mode on Learner Performance Through Entropy‐Based Measures

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the influence of interpreting mode on learner performance and its practical implications for interpreting training. Utilizing a corpus of learners’ performance in Chinese‐English consecutive interpreting (CI) and simultaneous interpreting (SI), this study applies two entropy‐based measures, namely word entropy and part ...
Lingxi Fan, Andrew K. F. Cheung, Han Xu
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Verb Frames in Primary Education: From Basic Communication to Cognitive Complexity

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates text complexity in Chinese‐language textbooks for primary school students (Grades 1 to 6) in Hong Kong. Our analysis, based on verb frames in Mandarin VerbNet, shows a developmental shift in the linguistic input in first language (L1) education: Students begin with a focus on core frame elements in lower grades and ...
Tianyuan Cai, Meichun Liu, John Sie Yuen Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing the capability description of testing institution in Chinese phrase using a joint approach of semi-supervised K-Means clustering and BERT. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xu G, Chen Q, Jiang S, Fu X, Wang Y, Jiao Q.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multiword Discourse Markers Across Languages: A Linguistic and Computational Perspective

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Discourse markers (DMs) are linguistic expressions that convey different semantic and pragmatic values, managing and organizing the structure of spoken and written discourses. They can be either single‐word or multiword expressions (MWE), made up of conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositional phrases.
Elena‐Simona Apostol, Ciprian‐Octavian Truică, Mariana Damova, Purificação Silvano, Giedre Valunaite Oleškeviciene, Chaya Liebeskind, Dimitar Trajanov, Anna Baczkowska, Emma Angela Montecchiari, Christian Chiarcos   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change as a wildlife health threat: a scoping review. [PDF]

BMC Vet Res
Greening SS, Pascarosa LR, Munster AL, Gagne RB, Ellis JC.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘To Gather Up All Things in Christ’: John Betz's Christ, the Logos of Creation as an Exercise in the Relation of Doctrines

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article considers John Betz's book Christ, the Logos of Creation as an exercise in the relation of doctrines within Christian systematic theology.
Andrew Davison
wiley   +1 more source

Citation practices in applied linguistics: a comparative study of Chinese expert and novice authors. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Gong X, Liu R, Ji C.
europepmc   +1 more source