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Publication details [#31340]

Ferris, Dana R. 1993. The design of an automatic analysis program for L2 text research: Necessity and feasibility. Journal of Second Language Writing 2 (2) : 119–129.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

computer communication system | text analysis | writing, L1-acquisition of | writing, L2-acquisition of

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

1060-3743

Journal WWW

www.jslw.org/

Annotation

This paper examines the necessity for and feasibility of computer-based second language text analysis. It is argued that programs designed for first language text analysis, would not be accurate enough to capture completely the use of second language structures.