深圳大学学科英语Cross-section(al) method (横断法).pptVIP

Cross-section(al)method(横断法)Astudyofagroupofdifferentindividualsorsubjectsatasinglepointintime,inordertomeasureorstudyaparticulartopicoraspectoflanguage(forexampleuseofthetensesystemofalanguage).

Cross-section(al)method(横断法)Thisstudycanbecontrastedwithalongitudinalmethod(纵深法)orlongitudinalstudy(纵深研究),inwhichanindividualorgroupisstudiedoveraperiodoftime(forexample,tostudyhowtheuseofthetensesystemchangesanddevelopswithage).