Syntactic Complexity as an Indicator of Proficiency in Argumentative Essays
Syntactic Complexity as an Indicator of Proficiency in Argumentative Essays
Author(s): Christopher Williams
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: syntactic complexity; writing skills; English as a foreign language; distance dependency; non-finite clause;
Summary/Abstract: This article outlines three approaches to measuring the syntactic complexity in L2 English writing – mean length-based, distance dependency, and the use of non-finite elements. Studies using these approaches are discussed, and areas for future research are discussed.
Book: Výzkum v didaktice cizích jazyků V
- Page Range: 179-188
- Page Count: 10
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF