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LATEST JUN 12, 2017

Lexical Complexity of Dante's Inferno

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A corpus linguistics analysis of the original Italian text of the Divina Commedia — measuring vocabulary coverage thresholds and frequency distribution to quantify the reading challenge it presents to a learner of Italian. Background Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) was a Florentine …

MAY 9, 2017

Analysis of Harry Potter in German

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A frequency analysis of Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen using Python and NLTK, exploring what corpus linguistics reveals about the vocabulary threshold for reading comprehension in a second language. Methodology The source text was processed using NLTK (Natural Language …