Multiword Vocabulary in Japanese ESL Texts
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چکیده
In this paper we describe our analysis of vocabulary across three sets of Japanese ESL texts. We focus upon frequency analysis of individual words and multiword sequences (n-grams), giving cross comparisons of 2, 3 and 4-gram multiword sequences. In addition, we consider the degree of emphasis on multiword vocabulary that is evident in each textbook corpus. This is derived from analysis of the proportion of hapax legomena present in the textbooks. Finally, we review the textbooks’ coverage of Dolch words.
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