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Download full textPerron, John D. – 1977
Written syntactic complexity is considered in relation to the four modes of discourse (argumentation, exposition, narration, and description). In a study of 153 children at three ability ranges within each of three grade levels (three, four, and five), syntactic complexity was found to differ significantly across the modes. The range of syntactic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Descriptive Writing, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHaynes, Laurie Ann – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1992
Investigates target language variability between speaking and writing in the second language acquisition of non-native English speakers. Results reveal that as narrators advance in English proficiency, they develop more abstract content and reported style in speech and writing and that speech and writing become more interactive. (28 references)…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Discourse Analysis
