Chinese English Learners' Referential Noun Phrase Choices in Narrative Retelling

Comprising coding for a study of how Chinese learners of English choose referential noun phrases across three repetitions of a narrative retelling task. The study was authored by Jonathon Ryan and investigates evidence for the Cognitive Load Hypothesis.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of referential noun phrase types (e.g., pronouns, names, the + N) across three narrative retellings to test the Cognitive Load Hypothesis.
• Model the sequence of referential choices within each narrative retelling task to identify patterns in L2 reference production.
• Compare referential strategies across different repetitions of the same narrative to study learning or adaptation effects in L2 English learners.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a structured study design with three repetitions of a narrative retelling task.
• The dataset is hosted on the Harvard Dataverse, indicating a degree of institutional curation.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• The data is focused on a specific learner group (Chinese learners of English), which limits generalizability to other L2 populations.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Coding from a study of narrative retelling tasks performed by Chinese learners of English.

Freshness

The dataset was last updated on 2026-02-05.