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Discourse complexity measures as indices of L2 writing proficiency

Insights from propositional connection and relation

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ID21636342
AuthorsJingting Yuan (Education University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Qiuhan Lin (0000-0002-8909-5434, City University of Hong Kong), John Lee (0000-0002-0914-2975, City University of Hong Kong)
Year2025
Volume69
Pages101226
Publication date2025-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Second Language Writing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1060-3743 • E-ISSN: 1873-1422
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101226
OpenAlexW4412024845
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited53

Linguistics · Second language · Second language writing · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Second Language Acquisition and Learning

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Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
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