The trajectory of syntactic complexity development in L1 Chinese narrative writings of primary school children: A systematic 5-year longitudinal study

Yunlong Huang Beijing Normal University ; Juan Wu Beijing Normal University ; Meng Li Tsinghua University ; Yang Yang Beijing Normal University
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Assessing Writing
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2022-04-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2022.100622
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