Syntactic complexity recognition and analysis in Chinese-English machine translation: A comparative study based on the BLSTM-CRF model. [PDF]
PLoS ONETo enhance the recognition and preservation of syntactic complexity in Chinese-English translation, this study proposes an optimized Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory-Conditional Random Field (BiLSTM-CRF) model.
Yongli Tian
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Expressive writing in a Saudi university English foreign language (EFL) classroom: Evaluating gains in syntactic complexity [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2022 Background: This study determines if the English foreign language (EFL) Saudi students achieve greater syntactic complexity when they engage in expressive writing than when they write about a general topic.
Shatha Ahmed Abdulaziz Alkhalaf
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International Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2021 This practice-oriented exploratory study reports student perceptions and potential benefits of introducing syntactic complexity-focused activities in an advanced English for Academic Purposes writing course.
J. Elliott Casal, Xiaofei Lu
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Brain structural associations of syntactic complexity and diversity across schizophrenia spectrum and major depressive disorders, and healthy controls [PDF]
SchizophreniaDeviations in syntax production have been well documented in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). Recently, we have shown evidence for transdiagnostic subtypes of syntactic complexity and diversity.
Katharina Schneider +11 more
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A comparative analysis of syntactic complexity in argumentative essays from rhetorical perspective: ChatGPT vs. English native speakers. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study investigates the syntactic complexity of argumentative essays generated by ChatGPT in comparison to those written by native speakers. By examining cross-rhetorical-stage variation in syntactic complexity, we explore how ChatGPT's writing ...
Wenlong Liu, Xianming Liu
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Variation in syntactic complexity: Introduction [PDF]
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019 This special issue, focusing on different types of variation in syntactic complexity, offers a critical discussion of the role of variation in syntactic complexity research in SLA. Special attention is paid to inter‐learner variation (i.e., individual developmental trajectories of acquiring syntactic complexity) and to interactions with related ...
Folkert Kuiken +3 more
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Kolmogorov complexity metrics in assessing L2 proficiency: An information-theoretic approach
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Based on 774 argumentative writings produced by Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, this study examined the extent to which Kolmogorov complexity metrics can distinguish the proficiency levels of beginner, lower-intermediate, and upper ...
Gui Wang, Hui Wang, Li Wang
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Syntactic complexity in legal translated texts and the use of plain English: a corpus-based study
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023 This study compared the linguistic difficulty of legal translated texts with the syntactic complexity of native English legal writings in order to demonstrate the statistically significant differences between the two big datasets.
Xiaowen Lin +2 more
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A corpus-based study of syntactic complexity of translated and non-translated chairman’s statements
The International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research, 2023 The chairman’s statement of the corporate annual report plays an important role in informing the decision-making of investors. Thus, it is often targeted at an international audience.
Zhongliang Wang +2 more
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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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