Essays about: "Syntactic complexity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Syntactic 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. Automated Essay Scoring for English Using Different Neural Network Models for Text Classification

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Xindi Deng; [2021]
    Keywords : Automated Essay Scoring; neural network models; linguistic features;

    Abstract : Written skills are an essential evaluation criterion for a student’s creativity, knowledge, and intellect. Consequently, academic writing is a common part of university and college admissions applications, standardized tests, and classroom assessments. However, the task for teachers is quite daunting when it comes to essay scoring. READ MORE

  6. 5. Assessing Linguistic Proficiency -The Issue of Syntactic Complexity

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Patrik Rönnkvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Linguistic proficiency; syntactic complexity; national tests; nationella prov; Swedish upper secondary school; L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer;

    Abstract : This study investigates the syntactic complexity of the example texts used as guides forassessment in the national tests of the Swedish upper secondary school courses English 5 andEnglish 6. It is guided by two research questions: (1) Is there a progression of increasedcomplexity between the grades assigned to the example texts, and, if so, is any specificmeasure of syntactic complexity more strongly linked to a higher grade than the rest? (2) Isthere a progression of increased complexity between the two courses, and, if so, how doesthis progression manifest itself? A set of 14 quantitative measures of syntactic complexity asidentified by the L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer (L2SCA) are examined to answer thesequestions. READ MORE