Journal of Writing Research Feb 2020 OA PDF

Linguistic features in writing quality and development: An overview

Scott Crossley

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of how analyses of linguistic features in writing samples provide a greater understanding of predictions of both text quality and writer development and links between language features within texts. Specifically, this paper provides an overview of how language features found in text can predict human judgements of writing proficiency and changes in writing levels in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. The goal is to provide a better understanding of how language features in text produced by writers may influence writing quality and growth. The overview will focus on three main linguistic construct (lexical sophistication, syntactic complexity, and text cohesion) and their interactions with quality and growth in general. The paper will also problematize previous research in terms of context, individual differences, and reproducibility

Journal
Journal of Writing Research
Published
2020-02-01
DOI
10.17239/jowr-2020.11.03.01
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grammar and mechanics
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