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Gaies, Stephen J. – 1979
In recent years, T-unit analysis has been applied in second language research to characterize the syntactic nature of linguistic input and to assess the syntactic maturity of the learners' written production. This measure has been seen to provide an objective and reliable method of determining the overall complexity of language samples. However,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Styles
Download full textWilliams, Robert I.; Nattinger, James R. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to locate those measurable criteria of responsiveness to language which have not been utilized to any significant extent in standardized tests. The project involved creating a testing instrument, reviewing of the instrument by a panel of experts, and applying the resultant test to a small population of college…
Descriptors: College Students, Deep Structure, Dialects, Discourse Analysis
