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Bruce, Bertram; And Others – 1978
This paper explores the process of writing from several perspectives, as a first step toward a more comprehensive theory. The first perspective sees writing as a communicative act. The observation that to write is to communicate, though commonplace, has major and sometimes surprising implications for a theory of writing. It forces a focus on the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Theories