Syntactic Complexity Analysis

Syntactic Complexity Analysis is a computational linguistic method within Learner Corpus Analysis that quantifies the structural intricacy of learners' syntactic constructions through measurable indicators such as clause embedding, phrase length, and dependency patterns, distinguishing it from other analytic approaches by its focus on hierarchical syntactic organization as an index of language proficiency.

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2017–2026

257

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1.6K

  1. XL
    Xiaofei Lu

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    19 publications · 3.3K citations

    18

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  2. SA
    Scott A. Crossley

    Georgia State University, United States

    10 publications · 2K citations

    10

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  3. MA
    Marilyn A. Nippold

    University of Oregon, United States

    9 publications · 766 citations

    9

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  4. SK
    Susan Kemper

    University of Kansas, United States

    8 publications · 988 citations

    8

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  5. HL
    Haitao Liu

    Zhejiang University, China

    8 publications · 331 citations

    8

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Venues

  1. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

    JSLHR · 25 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Language Learning

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

    17

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  3. Applied Linguistics

    15 publications · 3.2K citations

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  4. Journal of English for Academic Purposes

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. TESOL Quarterly

    11 publications · 2.6K citations

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