This book reviews research in linguistics, psychology, reading and writing, and brings this work to bear on the problem of readable writing. The research supports the theory that two factors in text are crucial to its readable quality: psycholinguistic redundancy and cohesion. The book also reports the results of three empirical studies and a case study that further illustrates this theory. The findings have important theoretical and practical implications because they shed light on the nature of reading and writing processes from both linguistic and psychological perspectives, and suggest…mehr
This book reviews research in linguistics, psychology, reading and writing, and brings this work to bear on the problem of readable writing. The research supports the theory that two factors in text are crucial to its readable quality: psycholinguistic redundancy and cohesion. The book also reports the results of three empirical studies and a case study that further illustrates this theory. The findings have important theoretical and practical implications because they shed light on the nature of reading and writing processes from both linguistic and psychological perspectives, and suggest practical approaches to the production and comprehension of readable writing. The book also draws on research in second language acquisition and is pertinent to readable writing in both first and second languages.
Acknowledgments Introduction READABLE WRITING Varied Perspectives on Readable Writing Defining Readable Writing Cohesion in Writing Cohesion, Writing, and Coherence Redundancy in Reading Redundancy in Writing Relating Cohesion and Redundancy Plan of the Book RELEVANT RESEARCH I: LINGUISTICS The Linguistics Corner Halliday's Systematic-Functional Linguistics Coherence and Cohesion Texture in Texts: Cohesion, Sentence Structure, Discourse Type Types of Cohesion Analyzing Cohesion: Cohesive Harmony Review and Preview RELEVANT RESEARCH: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLINGUISTICS Psycholinguistic Research on Text Processing Propositional Analysis of Texts Connecting Propositional Analysis to Cohesion Psycholinguistic Research on the Role of Redundancy Redundancy and Prior Knowledge Psychologists' View of Redundancy Personality Type and Text Processing Preferences, Reading, and Writing Implications of Type for Composing and Comprehending RELEVANT RESEARCH III: READING Models of the Reading Process: Print vs. Meaning The Interactive Alternative Complexity of Reading. Reading in a Second Language Reading Models in L1 and L2: Summary Readability Research Formula Measures of Readability Readability Analysis by Computer Alternative Strategies Different Alternatives for Measuring Readable Writing RELEVANT RESEARCH IV: WRITING A Psycho-linguistic Model of Writing The Rhetoricians' View of Writing Cohesion in Writing Contributions from Contrastive Rhetoric Functional-Grammar-Based Analysis Rhetoricians' Consensus on Redundancy and Cohesion Psychological Studies of Writing Views for a Psychology of Writing A FRESH LOOK AT THE PUZZLE OF READABLE WRITING Definitions Revisited Redundancy, Cohesion, and a Definition of Readable Writing Passages and Studies Measurement and Methodology Issues Methodology Choices and Rationale EMPIRICAL STUDIES: REDUNDANCY I-CLOZE RESEARCH The Problem: Distinguishing Readability and Comprehensibility Methodology Results Discussion EMPIRICAL STUDIES: REDUNDANCY II-TEXT ANALYSIS FINDINGS Propositional Analysis of the Passages Cohesion Analysis: Ties and Chains Computer-based Findings on Readability Lexical Density Other Measures New Angles on the Puzzle EMPIRICAL STUDIES: REDUNDANCY AND COHESION-MISCUE RESEARCH Purpose and Hypotheses Methodology Results Discussion CASE STUDIES WITH PROFESSIONAL READER/WRITERS Why a Case Study? Purpose and Hypotheses for the Study Methodology Data Analysis and Findings Cross-Case Analysis READABLE WRITING AND CRITICAL LITERACY A Review of Definitions and Research Multicultural Dimensions of Readable Writing Appendices References Author Index Subject Index
Acknowledgments Introduction READABLE WRITING Varied Perspectives on Readable Writing Defining Readable Writing Cohesion in Writing Cohesion, Writing, and Coherence Redundancy in Reading Redundancy in Writing Relating Cohesion and Redundancy Plan of the Book RELEVANT RESEARCH I: LINGUISTICS The Linguistics Corner Halliday's Systematic-Functional Linguistics Coherence and Cohesion Texture in Texts: Cohesion, Sentence Structure, Discourse Type Types of Cohesion Analyzing Cohesion: Cohesive Harmony Review and Preview RELEVANT RESEARCH: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLINGUISTICS Psycholinguistic Research on Text Processing Propositional Analysis of Texts Connecting Propositional Analysis to Cohesion Psycholinguistic Research on the Role of Redundancy Redundancy and Prior Knowledge Psychologists' View of Redundancy Personality Type and Text Processing Preferences, Reading, and Writing Implications of Type for Composing and Comprehending RELEVANT RESEARCH III: READING Models of the Reading Process: Print vs. Meaning The Interactive Alternative Complexity of Reading. Reading in a Second Language Reading Models in L1 and L2: Summary Readability Research Formula Measures of Readability Readability Analysis by Computer Alternative Strategies Different Alternatives for Measuring Readable Writing RELEVANT RESEARCH IV: WRITING A Psycho-linguistic Model of Writing The Rhetoricians' View of Writing Cohesion in Writing Contributions from Contrastive Rhetoric Functional-Grammar-Based Analysis Rhetoricians' Consensus on Redundancy and Cohesion Psychological Studies of Writing Views for a Psychology of Writing A FRESH LOOK AT THE PUZZLE OF READABLE WRITING Definitions Revisited Redundancy, Cohesion, and a Definition of Readable Writing Passages and Studies Measurement and Methodology Issues Methodology Choices and Rationale EMPIRICAL STUDIES: REDUNDANCY I-CLOZE RESEARCH The Problem: Distinguishing Readability and Comprehensibility Methodology Results Discussion EMPIRICAL STUDIES: REDUNDANCY II-TEXT ANALYSIS FINDINGS Propositional Analysis of the Passages Cohesion Analysis: Ties and Chains Computer-based Findings on Readability Lexical Density Other Measures New Angles on the Puzzle EMPIRICAL STUDIES: REDUNDANCY AND COHESION-MISCUE RESEARCH Purpose and Hypotheses Methodology Results Discussion CASE STUDIES WITH PROFESSIONAL READER/WRITERS Why a Case Study? Purpose and Hypotheses for the Study Methodology Data Analysis and Findings Cross-Case Analysis READABLE WRITING AND CRITICAL LITERACY A Review of Definitions and Research Multicultural Dimensions of Readable Writing Appendices References Author Index Subject Index
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