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Peer reviewedHaussamen, Brock – Visible Language, 1994
Describes general changes in sentence length, typical clause and modifier patterns, connectedness and structural explicitness over the last 400 years. Finds that the printed sentence has become shorter, the flow of information more direct, and the connections between nominalizations more implicit. Suggests that the printed sentence will continue…
Descriptors: English, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Language Research
