@inbook{f23d775bd6324b6696c15c3d7db9db3b,
title = "On the importance of register in learner writing: A multi-dimensional approach",
abstract = "The present study explores the relative importance of register in learner writing vis-{\`a}-vis learner-internal factors such as first-language background. Using multi-dimensional analysis, the study looks at learner and native-speaker student writing from two registers (argumentative essays and research papers), in comparison to published scientific articles. The results show that while certain differences could be noted across first-language background, the main differences were found between the registers, stressing its importance as a moderating variable. Specifically, the research papers and the scientific articles were characterized by topic-focussed, factual descriptions, and the argumentative texts by a more personal style. The results thus highlight the importance of taking register into consideration in learner corpus research studies.",
keywords = "Argumentative essays, English as a Foreign Language, First-language background, Learner corpus research, Multi-dimensional analysis, Register, Research papers, Scientific articles",
author = "Tove Larsson and Magali Paquot and Douglas Biber",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 John Benjamins Publishing Company",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1075/scl.103.09lar",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Studies in Corpus Linguistics",
publisher = "John Benjamins Publishing Company",
pages = "235--258",
editor = "Elena Seoane and Douglas Biber",
booktitle = "Corpus-based Approaches to Register Variation",
address = "Netherlands",
}