2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Text Profiling of English Writing
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20520537
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
ASAO Kojiro Ritsumeikan University, 文学部, 教授 (40102462)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 英語 / ライティング / 熟達度 / プロファイル / コーパス |
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| Research Abstract |
Even advanced learners of English differ extensively in their proficiency of writing. Some write in near-native capacity while others leave a number of traces of "foreign accents" in their writing. Grammatical accuracy does not necessarily endorse native fluency. Native speakers of English also differ greatly in the readability of the text they write. This study investigated English texts in order to identify the sources of stylistic variability by focusing upon the vocabulary, sentence length and collocations of the text.
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