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Peer reviewedTannen, Deborah – Language, 1982
Discusses comparative analysis of spoken and written versions of a narrative to demonstrate that features which have been identified as characterizing oral discourse are also found in written discourse and that the written short story combines syntactic complexity expected in writing with features which create involvement expected in speaking.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Language Rhythm, Oral Language
