A Multidimensional Analysis of Essay Writing: What Linguistic Features Tell Us about Situational Parameters and the Effects of Language Functions on Judgments of Quality

Autor/inn/en	Crossley, Scott A.; Allen, Laura K.; McNamara, Danielle S.
Titel	A Multidimensional Analysis of Essay Writing: What Linguistic Features Tell Us about Situational Parameters and the Effects of Language Functions on Judgments of Quality
Quelle	(2014), (42 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Essays; Writing (Composition); Computational Linguistics; Cues; Instructional Program Divisions; Persuasive Discourse; College Entrance Examinations; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; High School Students; College Freshmen; Writing Evaluation; Semantics; Word Frequency; Phrase Structure; Form Classes (Languages); Syntax; Readability Formulas; Scores; Accuracy; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schreibübung; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Stichwort; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Aufnahmeprüfung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienanfänger; Semantik; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Phrasenstruktur; Analytischer Sprachbau
Abstract	The study applied the Multi-Dimensional analysis used by Biber (1988) to examine the functional parameters of essays. Co-occurrence patterns were identified within an essay corpus (n=1529) using a linguistic indices provided by Co-Metrix. These patterns were used to identify essay groups that shared features based upon situational parameters. Results revealed that linguistic features reliably co-occurred according to the parameters. Namely, four dimensions were interpreted and associated with essay quality, prompt, and grade level. Confirmatory analyses revealed that the dimensions reliably distinguished among the parameters. Results provide insight into the situational parameters that affect writing, and the extent to which essays vary among between themselves. The results have important implications for composition and between themselves. The results have important implications for composition pedagogy, writing assessment, and writing theory. [This is a contribution from: T. Berber and M. Veirano Pinto (Eds.), "Multi-Dimensional Analysis, 25 Years on. A Tribute to Douglas Biber" (p197-237). John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11