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July 11, 2026International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Effects of Task Condition and Learner Proficiency on Syntactic Complexity in L2 Speech: Evidence From a Cross‐Sectional Learner Corpus

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DJDayoung JooURUte Römer

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis reveals how task conditions and proficiency shape L2 syntactic complexity.

Key Points

  • This study aims to uncover how task conditions and learner proficiency affect syntactic complexity in L2 speech.
  • Analyzed monologic and dialogic speech data from the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English.
  • Utilized the L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer for data analysis.
  • Conducted manual inspection of corpus data to assess dialogic tasks.
  • Monologic tasks elicited higher syntactic complexity in L2 speech compared to dialogic tasks.
  • Syntactic complexity increased with learner proficiency, notably in dependent clauses and complex nominals.
  • Dialogic tasks involved more negotiation, clarification requests, and confirmation checks.

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Joo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a51e329c18d7f28ca501602https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70280
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