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Xiaopeng Zhang; Xiaofei Lu – Language Learning, 2024
This study examined the relationship of linguistic complexity, captured using a set of lexical richness, syntactic complexity, and discoursal complexity indices, to second language (L2) learners' perception of text difficulty, captured using L2 raters' comparative judgment on text comprehensibility and reading speed. Testing materials were 180…
Descriptors: Syntax, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Decision Making
McCarthy, Philip M.; Kaddoura, Noor W.; Al-Harthy, Ayah; Thomas, Anuja M.; Duran, Nicholas D.; Ahmed, Khawlah – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2022
This study analyzes the linguistic features of counter-arguments and support arguments using two computational linguistic tools: Coh-Metrix and Gramulator. The research question investigates whether counter-argument paragraphs and support paragraphs are different in terms of their linguistic features. To conduct this study, a corpus of 78…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Readability

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