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Cohen, Michael – Visible Language, 1992
Introduces two systems that increase the information density of textual presentation by reconsidering text as pictures, expanding the range of written expression. Notes that these systems are implemented as computer programs, active filters that represent textual information graphically. (SR)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Graphic Arts, Higher Education, Visual Perception
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Haussamen, 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