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Syntactic complexity in college-level English writing: Differences among writers with diverse L1 backgrounds

Lu, Xiaofei, Ai, Haiyang·2015·Journal of Second Language Writing

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Authors: Lu, X., & Ai, H.
Affiliations: Pennsylvania State University (US)
University of Cincinnati (US)
Corresponding author: Lu, Xiaofei
ORCID: Lu, Xiaofei
Ai, Haiyang
Venue: Journal of Second Language Writing
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-09
Volume: 29
Pages: 16-27
ISSN: 1060-3743 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2015.06.003
OpenAlex: W794495026
Cited by: 350
References: 61
Citations by year: 2026: 40 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 60 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 5
FWCI: 28.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Second Language Writing (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Keywords: syntactic complexity, L1 background, EFL learners, argumentative essay, second language writing

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Syntactic complexity in college-level English writing: Differences among writers with diverse L1 backgrounds

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