Measures in TAALED

[Matthew C. Watterson/교양과]

Hello everyone,

Excuse my very basic question. 

I am using TAALED to estimate lexical diversity in some short spoken texts, using MTLD Original index as my method. The output csw includes two lexical density results: 

lexical_density_types

lexical_density_tokens

Which of these two measures should I be reporting as the measure of lexicat diversity?

Best regards

Matthew

[Kristopher Kyle]

Hi Matthew,

There isn't a clear answer here (that I am aware of). Most research has indicated that while lexical density is helpful for distinguishing between registers and modes, it isn't a helpful indicator of proficiency in the studies I have read. It is included in TAALED mostly for historical purposes (or for those who wish to explore genre differences).

Hope that helps! Anyone who uses lexical density indices on a regular basis feel free to chime in!

Kris

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[Kristopher Kyle]

Hi Mathew

I think I understand the confusion now.

Neither of those indices are for MTLD. You should be reporting "mtld_original_aw".

Best,

Kris

On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 11:44 AM Matthew C. Watterson/교양과 <m...@hongik.ac.kr> wrote:

Thank you, Kris.

I suppose my question is, if I do decide I want to report 'lexical diversity' (via MTLD) for my data, which number from the TAALED csv output should I be reporting: "the lexical_density_types" one or "the lexical_density_tokens", or something else?.

The studies I've read seem to report just one number for MTLD. Would this be one of these? Or something else?

Best Matthew

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[Matthew C. Watterson/교양과]

Thank you, Kris.

Yes, for some reason the first time I ran TAALED that column was missing, must have not clicked the right boxes. Ran it again just now, and that "mtld_...aw" data is there now. 

Problem solved!

Thanks again.

Matthew

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