Linguistic predictors of L2 writing performance: Variations across genres

Weiwei Yang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; Sara T. Cushing ; Guoxing Yu University of Bristol
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Assessing Writing
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2025-10-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2025.100985
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