Effects of Lexical Simplification and Elaboration on ESL Readers' Local-Level Perceived Comprehension
This study examines the effects of single word modification on the perceived comprehension of individual sentences. A test was created by randomly selecting sentences from a college level American history textbook. Each sentence was analyzed using Nation's Range program, and the lowest frequenc...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2008
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Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1665 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2664&context=etd |