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Decoding linguistic complexity in tourism studies

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  • Hong, Wilson Cheong Hin
  • Yu, Joanne
  • Egger, Roman

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•Writing style and linguistic features should be considered with research impact.•Different tourism communities favour distinct linguistic styles.•Grasping linguistic complexity in tourism enhances multidisciplinary communication.•Simpler sentence structures and better cohesion lead to higher citations.

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  • Hong, Wilson Cheong Hin & Yu, Joanne & Egger, Roman, 2025. "Decoding linguistic complexity in tourism studies," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:111:y:2025:i:c:s0160738325000052
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2025.103899
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