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Susanne DeVore – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The first part of this dissertation conducts a large-scale study comparing general and usage-based indices of syntactic complexity in L2 Mandarin writing samples across a wide range of proficiency levels. To do this, the Tool for the Automated Analysis of Syntactic Sophistication and Complexity (TAASSC; Kyle, 2016) was adapted for Mandarin by…
Descriptors: Syntax, Difficulty Level, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning
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Zhao, Xiaowei; Li, Ping – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2010
In this paper we present an unsupervised neural network model of bilingual lexical development and interaction. We focus on how the representational structures of the bilingual lexicons can emerge, develop, and interact with each other as a function of the learning history. The results show that: (1) distinct representations for the two lexicons…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Bilingualism, Vocabulary Development, Age