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Deng, Yaochen; Lei, Lei; Liu, Dilin – Applied Linguistics, 2021
In the past two decades, syntactic complexity measures (e.g. the length or number of words per clause/t-unit/sentences and number of clauses per t-unit/sentence, and types of clauses used) have been widely used to determine and benchmark language proficiency development in speaking and writing. (Norris and Ortega 2009; Lu 2011). However, the…
Descriptors: Syntax, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lei, Lei; Liu, Dilin – Applied Linguistics, 2019
Using data of articles from 42 Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)-indexed journals of applied linguistics, this study renders a bibliometric analysis of the 2005--16 research trends in the eld. The analysis focuses on, among other issues, the most frequently discussed topics, the most highly cited publications, and the changes that have occurred…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Educational Research, Applied Linguistics, Bibliometrics