Linguistics

  1. Lexical richness showed a small, non-significant link to essay quality
    Analysis of 42 EFL students reveals weak correlation between lexical richness and argumentative essay quality, suggesting vocabulary sophistication alone minimally predicts writing performance.
  2. Students used cohesive devices, but grammatical cohesion needs improvement
    Discourse analysis of cohesive devices in argumentative texts by fifth-semester students reveals adequate lexical cohesion but gaps in grammatical cohesion.