Lexical richness in research articles: Corpus-based comparative study among advanced Chinese learners of English, English native beginner students and experts

• Published in: Journal of English for academic purposes Vol. 47; p. 100894
• Main Authors: Lei, Siyu, Yang, Ruiying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Chinese PhD candidates; Expertise; Lexical richness; Nativeness; Chinese PhD candidates; Nativeness; Expertise; Lexical richness; Research articles

The current study respectively compares lexical richness, i.e. lexical diversity, density and sophistication in research article manuscripts by Chinese PhD candidates (CPhD), unpublished research papers by native final-year undergraduates and master-level students (Native Beginner Students, NBS) and...