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A Study on the Lexical Complexity of English for Special Purpose Based on WordSmith Tools and Software Range

A Case Study of Medical English, Maritime English and English for Science and Technology

Authors
Minghui Nie1, *
1School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210094
*Corresponding author. Email: nmhnjust@njust.edu.cn
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Minghui Nie
Available Online 1 November 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-560-7_10How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Lexical complexity; English for Special Purpose; WordSmith Tools; Software Range
Abstract

This study compared the lexical complexity of different English for Special Purpose (ESP), mainly based on the Marine Engineering English Corpus (MEE), Medical English Corpus (MEC) and Jiao Da English for Science and Technology Corpus (JDEST). The study made a general analysis of word length, lexical sophistication of lexical frequency files and hapax legomena, and lexical diversity of the ratio of types and tokens generated by Wordsmith Tools and Range. The research results are as follows: (1) Medical English has significantly longer words than Maritime English, while Maritime English surpasses English for Science and Technology; (2) regarding vocabulary sophistication, Medical English and English for Science and Technology demonstrates higher sophistication than Medical English; (3) English for Science and Technology exhibits significantly higher lexical diversity compared to Medical English, which in turn is slightly higher than Maritime English.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 4th International Conference on Internet Technology and Educational Informatization (ITEI 2024)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
1 November 2024
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978-94-6463-560-7
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2667-128X
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10.2991/978-94-6463-560-7_10How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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