Essays about: "Sentence complexity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Sentence complexity.

  1. 1. Exploring the Impact of Genre on Syntactic and Lexical Complexity in L2 Written English

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Caitlyn Taylor; [2024]
    Keywords : SLA; EFL; lexical complexity; syntactic complexity;

    Abstract : The present study investigates the effect of genre on lexical and syntactic complexity. The corpus used for this study is made up of argumentative and narrative texts from the TRAWL (Tracking Written Learner Language) online corpus. The study analyses texts written by 22 Norwegian EFL learners, 10 in year 8 and 12 in year 9. READ MORE

  3. 2. It’s no laughing matter! The changing use of the semicolon and its application in various genres

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Magnus Boström; [2023]
    Keywords : punctuation; semicolon; linguistics; prescriptivism; grammar; syntax; prosody;

    Abstract : The function of the semicolon has changed considerably since the 15th century, from primarily indicating the length of a pause, to providing syntactic information. According to prescriptive grammar, the semicolon is used to join independent clauses and to avoid complexity by separating items in a list. READ MORE

  4. 3. The complexity of linguistic complexity: a corpus-based study on development of phrasal complexity in written L2-Swedish

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Karin Rasmusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Second language development; Complexity; Accuracy; and Fluency; Linguistic complexity; Syntactic complexity; Phrasal complexity; Noun phrase complexity; Morphological complexity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to establish whether or not a development of the complexity of the noun phrase, i.e. an increase in noun phrase elaboration could be observed in written L2 Swedish over time. READ MORE

  5. 4. Controllable sentence simplification in Swedish : Automatic simplification of sentences using control prefixes and mined Swedish paraphrases

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Julius Monsen; [2023]
    Keywords : NLP; automatic text simplification; paraphrase mining; prefix-tuning; control prefixes; BART;

    Abstract : The ability to read and comprehend text is essential in everyday life. Some people, including individuals with dyslexia and cognitive disabilities, may experience difficulties with this. Thus, it is important to make textual information accessible to diverse target audiences. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish Language End-to-End Automatic Speech Recognition for Media Monitoring using Deep Learning

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Hector Nyblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Automatic Speech Recognition; Deep Learning; Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Media Monitoring;

    Abstract : In order to extract relevant information from speech recordings, the general approach is to first convert the audio into transcribed text. The text can then be analysed using well researched methods. NewsMachine AB provides customers with an overview of how they are represented in media by analysing articles in text form. READ MORE