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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