@article{ART001501750},
author={Ui Su Kim and Chae Moonsook},
title={Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2010},
number={75},
pages={85-112}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ui Su Kim
AU - Chae Moonsook
TI - Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2010
VL - null
IS - 75
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 85
EP - 112
SN - 1229-1730
AB - We gathered and parsed well-formed clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean in order to investigate syntactic complexity and diversity revealed in their clauses using Analytic Grammar. It was concluded that the Korean language learners from the three SVO type languages showed similarity of syntactic aspects of their clauses. First of all, syntactic complexity of matrix clauses was found to be constant from beginners to advanced learners. That of embedded clauses, however, differed according to learners' proficiency; that is, higher level learners showed higher syntactic complexity than lower levels. Syntactic complexity of sentences depended not on matrix clauses but on embedded clauses. Secondly, the Korean language learners from the three SVO type languages also showed similarity of syntactic diversity. The matrix clauses played the main role in sentences written by beginners but the embedded clauses caught up with the matrix clauses in those of the advanced learners. It is also interesting that these conclusions support the results from our previous study on intermediate learners from China for academic purpose.
KW - SVO language;English;Chinese;Spanish;syntactic analysis;Analytic Grammar;syntactic complexity;syntactic diversity;text;corpus;KFL(Korean as a foreign language)
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Ui Su Kim and Chae Moonsook. (2010). Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean. Korean Language & Literature, 75, 85-112.
Ui Su Kim and Chae Moonsook. 2010, "Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean", Korean Language & Literature, no.75, pp.85-112.
Ui Su Kim, Chae Moonsook "Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean" Korean Language & Literature 75 pp.85-112 (2010) : 85.
Ui Su Kim, Chae Moonsook. Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean. 2010; 75 : 85-112.
Ui Su Kim and Chae Moonsook. "Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean" Korean Language & Literature no.75(2010) : 85-112.
Ui Su Kim; Chae Moonsook. Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean. Korean Language & Literature, 75, 85-112.
Ui Su Kim; Chae Moonsook. Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean. Korean Language & Literature. 2010; 75 85-112.
Ui Su Kim, Chae Moonsook. Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean. 2010; 75 : 85-112.
Ui Su Kim and Chae Moonsook. "Syntactic complexity and diversity of clauses in writings from Chinese, English and Spanish learners of Korean" Korean Language & Literature no.75(2010) : 85-112.
