linguistic complexity
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflinguisticandcomplexity
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linguistic
adjective
uk/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/us/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/
connected with language or the study ...
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complexity
noun
uk/kəmˈplek.sə.ti/us/kəmˈplek.sə.t̬i/
the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or find an ...
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(Definition oflinguisticandcomplexityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Allegedly our analysis relies on the notions of 'linguisticcomplexity' and ' ease of processing ' which we characterize only with reference to our own intuitions.
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Although previous studies examined story grammar structure,linguisticcomplexity, and evaluative information as individual dimensions, few studies have attempted to examine these dimensions simultaneously.
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In most of the complex forms of the pair of constructions more than onelinguisticcomplexityhas been added.
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The transcribed narratives were coded in terms of three dimensions of narrative skill: story grammar structure,linguisticcomplexity, and evaluative information.
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First, since thelinguisticcomplexityof the instructions was similar across the three tasks, the deficit cannot be attributed to problems with understanding the instructions.
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There will be a role forlinguisticcomplexitybut its effect is different and perhaps more complex than has often previously been assumed.
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Most importantly, the effect oflinguisticcomplexitymust be further assessed.
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That is, the access to phonological units of speech was not mediated by thelinguisticcomplexityof the items in the isolating task.
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Linguisticcomplexitywithin narrative discourse entails the ability to formulate grammatically complex sentences that indicate relations between focal events and subordinate, background events.
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These stages were hypothesized to be associated with chronological age as well as cognitive development andlinguisticcomplexity.
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These data clearly illustrate the greatlinguisticcomplexityof the world.
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Perhaps the most obvious problem in the context of research on planning is the assumption that task complexity equates withlinguisticcomplexityof task output.
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By ' category ' we mean the main type oflinguisticcomplexitywhich the sentence indicates that the child has acquired.
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An additional concern is one oflinguisticcomplexity.
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And measures oflinguisticcomplexityhave been notoriously problematic.
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The most likely candidates are features oflinguisticcomplexity, whether phonological, syntactic, semantic or pragmatic, which might independently make parents less likely to use them and also delay acquisition.
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This suggests that, if there is a critical period for syntactic learning based on age,linguisticcomplexity, other factors, or some combination, these individuals have not passed it.
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Clearly, however, our results indicate that assessments of narrative skill should be broadened to include evaluative information as well as story grammar structure andlinguisticcomplexity.
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