Quantifying lexico-semantic complexity in academic writing with ComplexAna

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Quantifying lexico-semantic complexity in academic writing with ComplexAna

Original language description

In this contribution, a novel tool for automatically assigning a score for semantic complexity to a given text is introduced together with a number of results from corpus studies concerning the linguistic parameters of academic texts. The tool is based on the WordNet project as part of the semantic-web initiative. The texts come from a self-compiled corpus project called SPACE and represent different registers of academic writing - specified academic texts and popular-science articles. The comparability is ensured by selecting texts in parallel which concern the same academic research. Further, by application of the introduced tool, ideas are developed how a self-assessment of semantic complexity can be applied to teaching academic writing.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AI - Linguistics

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Language and Linguistics

ISSN

2374-8850

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Volume of the periodical

3

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

1-12

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