Syntactic complexity in knowledge construction across disciplines
Evidence from dependency distance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7159170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lingyu Yi (0009-0002-5015-7906, University of Science and Technology Beijing), Z He (0000-0001-9075-6597, University of Science and Technology Beijing, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Pages | 101617 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of English for Academic Purposes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1585 • E-ISSN: 1878-1497 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jeap.2025.101617 |
| OpenAlex | W7114797508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
CLARITY · Computational linguistics · Discipline · Parsing · Sentence · Syntax · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification
Consequences of the Serial Nature of Linguistic Input for Sentenial Complexity
Challenging stereotypes about academic writing
Cognitive load theory and educational technology
Dependency Distance as a Metric of Language Comprehension Difficulty
Linguistic complexity
Large-scale evidence of dependency length minimization in 37 languages
Dependency distance
Syntactic Complexity Measures and their Relationship to L2 Proficiency
Calling for More Consistency, Refinement, and Critical Consideration in the Use of Syntactic Complexity Measures for Writing
Towards an Organic Approach to Investigating CAF in Instructed SLA
A dependency distance approach to the syntactic complexity variation in the connected speech of Alzheimer’s disease
The different ways to write publishable research articles
Fine-grained measures of syntactic complexity in the discussion section of research articles
Syntactic complexity in English as a lingua franca academic writing
The relationship between syntactic complexity and rhetorical move-steps in research article introductions
Diachronic changes in the syntactic complexity of emerging Chinese international publication writers’ research article introductions
Syntactic complexity across academic research article part-genres
The rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in social science research article introductions
Syntactic complexity features of science research article introductions
Investigating grammatical complexity in L2 English writing research
A corpus-based investigation on noun phrase complexity in L1 and L2 English writing
Linguistic complexity in scientific writing
Diachronic changes in syntactic complexity of science research articles
Automated measurement of syntactic complexity in corpus-based L2 writing research and implications for writing assessment
Automatic analysis of syntactic complexity in second language writing
Syntactic complexity of research article part-genres
Should We Use Characteristics of Conversation to Measure Grammatical Complexity in L2 Writing Development
A Corpus‐Based Evaluation of Syntactic Complexity Measures as Indices of College‐Level ESL Writers' Language Development
The effects of sentence length on dependency distance, dependency direction and the implications-Based on a parallel English-Chinese dependency treebank
Dependency distance minimization in discourse structure
The effects of genre on dependency distance and dependency direction
Syntactic simplification in interpreted English
Dependency direction as a means of word-order typology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |