Ying Chen
List of John Benjamins publications in which Ying Chen is involved.
Articles
2024 Linguistic complexity development in the writings of Chinese EFL learners across three proficiency levels Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Studies, Liu, Dilin, Xiaofei Lu and Isaiah WonHo Yoo (eds.), pp. 227–266 | Article
This study uses a corpus-based method to analyze the developmental paths of syntactic and lexical complexity in Chinese EFL learners across three proficiency levels. It examines six pieces of English essays written in one semester under school instruction. The goal is to identify both group… read more
2023 Chinese EFL learners’ apology strategies: A multimodal perspective Applied Pragmatics 5:1, pp. 64–85 | Article
This paper presents a multimodal analysis of apologies performed by Chinese EFL learners at two proficiency levels by considering their use of both verbal and nonverbal (i.e., gestures and gaze) strategies. The results showed that both groups used IFID (illocutionary force indicating device,… read more