The interplay between syntactic and lexical complexity

WILLIAMS, Christopher. The interplay between syntactic and lexical complexity. In V. Janíková,& S. Hanušová. Výzkum v didaktice cizích jazyků. VI. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2023, p. XX-XX, 10 pp.

Basic information

Original name

The interplay between syntactic and lexical complexity

Authors

WILLIAMS, Christopher

Edition

VI. Brno, Výzkum v didaktice cizích jazyků, p. XX-XX, 10 pp. 2023

Publisher

Masarykova univerzita

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

Keywords in English

syntactic complexity; lexical complexity; LSA; L2SCA; essay writing

Tags

Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

This article reports on research into the relationship between syntactic and lexical complexity, the aim being to discover whether the presence of one measure correlates with the presence of another. 100 argumentative essays written by L1-Czech L2-English students were analysed using the LSA and L2SCA. The results indicate that use of complex nominals and clause length, both features of syntactic complexity, have a strong positive correlation with lexical complexity measures.

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Links

MUNI/A/1335/2022, interní kód MU

Name: Výzkum v didaktice cizích jazyků Investor: Masaryk University, Research in foreign language didactics