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Information Structure in Sentences: New Information.

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Most, Robert B.; Saltz, Eli – Language and Speech, 1979

Supports the idea that word stress and passivization mark new information. Does not support the theory that there is an information ordering in active sentences. (Author/RL)

Descriptors: College Students, Information Processing, Intonation, Language Processing

A Comparison of Oral and Written Code Elaboration

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Poole, Millicent; Field, T. W. – Language and Speech, 1976

Indicates that, in relation to oral systems, written systems are more complex in structure, reveal more adjectival but less adverbial elaboration, show more complex verbal structures, and contain fewer indices of personal reference. (RL)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Language Styles