The language difficulty of the original version and the rewritten version of the time machine : a corpus-based Study
Author
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 2 (28 Feb. 2023), pp.98-107, 10 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2023-02-28
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Abstract EN
This study examines the language difficulty of the original version and rewritten version of The Time Machine from the perspective of lexical complexity, syntactic complexity, and semantic complexity.
We aim to answer the following two research questions: (1) Is there a significant difference between the language difficulty of the original version and rewritten version of The Time Machine? If yes, in what ways? (2) Is the rewritten version well-targeted at its intended readers? The data consisted of three corpora, the original version of The Time Machine, the rewritten version, and passages from English subjects in the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) of China.
The results demonstrate a significant difference between the original and rewritten versions on most measures of language difficulty, but in many respects, the rewritten version still leaves much to work on before becoming suitable reading material for its target readers.
With such analysis carried out, we seek to offer some pedagogical implications to better facilitate English learning in China.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xiaoyi. 2023. The language difficulty of the original version and the rewritten version of the time machine : a corpus-based Study. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 6, no. 2, pp.98-107.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497195
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xiaoyi. The language difficulty of the original version and the rewritten version of the time machine : a corpus-based Study. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 6, no. 2 (2023), pp.98-107.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497195
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xiaoyi. The language difficulty of the original version and the rewritten version of the time machine : a corpus-based Study. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2023. Vol. 6, no. 2, pp.98-107.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497195
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 107
Record ID
BIM-1497195