#3904. Measuring longitudinal writing development using indices of syntactic complexity and sophistication

September 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Measures of syntactic complexity such as mean length of T-unit have been common measures of language proficiency in studies of second language acquisition. Despite the ubiquity and usefulness of such structure-based measures, they could be complemented with measures based on usage-based theories, which focus on the development of not just syntactic forms but also form-meaning pairs, called constructions (Ellis, 20XX). owever, because cross-sectional studies can only show general trends across proficiency benchmarks, it is important to test these findings in individuals over time (Lowie & Verspoor, 20XX). Thus, this study investigates the developmental trajectories of second language learners of English across two academic years with regard to syntactic complexity.
Keywords:
Syntactic complexity; second language acquisition; usage-based theories

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