Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Computational Linguistics | 1 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| Cues | 1 |
| English (Second Language) | 1 |
| Essays | 1 |
| Holistic Approach | 1 |
| Inferences | 1 |
| Language Tests | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
| Linguistic Theory | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Language Testing | 1 |
Author
| Crossley, Scott | 1 |
| Kyle, Kristopher | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Test of English as a Foreign… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKyle, Kristopher; Crossley, Scott – Language Testing, 2017
Over the past 45 years, the construct of syntactic sophistication has been assessed in L2 writing using what Bulté and Housen (2012) refer to as absolute complexity (Lu, 2011; Ortega, 2003; Wolfe-Quintero, Inagaki, & Kim, 1998). However, it has been argued that making inferences about learners based on absolute complexity indices (e.g., mean…
Descriptors: Syntax, Verbs, Second Language Learning, Word Frequency
