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Jin, Jian; Liu, Siyun – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2022
Previous studies found that linguistic features can be used to predict the success of novels. However, which specific linguistic features better contribute to a novel's popularity is unclear. This study addressed this issue by investigating the linguistic features of 2,008 online Chinese fantasy novels with different popularity (indicated by the…
Descriptors: Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Popular Culture, Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing
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Xu, Xiaodong; Chen, Qingrong; Panther, Klaus-Uwe; Wu, Yicheng – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2018
This study investigates the influence of causal and concessive relations on discourse coherence in Chinese by means of eye movement and self-paced reading techniques. We use the sentential structure like "NP[subscript HUMAN] moved from place A to place B, {because ([Chinese characters omitted] yinwei) /although ([Chinese characters omitted]…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Pacing, Reading Instruction, Comparative Analysis