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Direct linkSchnur, Erin; Rubio, Fernando – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
Using the 2.4-million-word written Spanish subsection of the Corpus of Utah Dual Language Immersion, collected from a large-scale standardized writing assessment of K-12 Spanish second language (L2) students, this study focuses on lexical complexity as operationalized by three measures: lexical diversity, lexical density, and lexical…
Descriptors: Spanish, Immersion Programs, Computational Linguistics, Bilingual Education Programs
Peer reviewedLee, David Y. W. – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Clarifies the confusing terms "genre,""text type,""domain,""sublanguage," and "style" in an attempt to help individuals navigate the British National Corpus. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, Definitions, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAston, Guy – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Responds to an earlier article that sought to clarify the terms "genre,""text type,""domain,""sublanguage," and "style" in an attempt to help individuals navigate the British National Corpus. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, Definitions, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMollering, Martina – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Presents an analysis of German modal particles based on corpora representing Spoken German. The concept of spoken language is discussed with regard to the corpora analyzed and narrowed down in relation to the use of modal particles. In addition, a collection of telephone conversations was scanned into a computer readable file and analyzed using…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, German, Oral Language
Peer reviewedMurphy, Terry – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Uses the concept of "emergent texture" to analyze the corpus behavior of the four nominal demonstratives--"this,""that,""these," an "those"--in an interlanguage corpus created at Yonsei University in Korea in 1999. Investigates a corpus of 109 single paragraphs. The concept of markedness is…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKennedy, Claire; Miceli, Tiziana – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Reports on experiences using the Contemporary Written Italian Corpus in teaching intermediate students at Griffith University in Australia. Evaluates the effectiveness of students' investigations of the corpus, how they go about their investigations, and how successful they are at extracting information without help from a teacher. Outlines…
Descriptors: College Students, Computational Linguistics, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedThompson, Paul; Tribble, Chris – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Presents a classification scheme and the results of applying this scheme to the coding of academic texts in a corpus. The texts are doctoral theses from agricultural botany and agricultural economics departments. Results lead to a comparison of the citation practices of writers in different disciplines and the different rhetorical practices of…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Botany, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis
Horst, Marlise; Cobb, Tom; Nicolae, Ioana – Language Learning & Technology, 2005
University students used a set of existing and purpose-built on-line tools for vocabulary learning in an experimental ESL course. The resources included concordance, dictionary, cloze-builder, hypertext, and a database with interactive self-quizzing feature (all freely available at www.lextutor.ca). The vocabulary targeted for learning consisted…
Descriptors: Sentences, Textbooks, Word Lists, Computers
