Dependency distance measures in assessing L2 writing proficiency

Jinghui Ouyang Tongji University ; Jingyang Jiang Zhejiang University ; Haitao Liu Zhejiang University
Journal
Assessing Writing
Published
2022-01-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2021.100603
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