Text Simplification for Language Learners: A Corpus Analysis

Speech and Language Technology in Education, SLaTE 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 69-72

  Petersen, Sarah E ^a   Ostendorf, Mari ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

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BILINGUAL EDUCATION; CORPUS ANALYSIS; LANGUAGE LEARNING; LEARN+; LEARNING CONTEXT; NEWS ARTICLES; TEACHERS';

EID: 85133193354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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