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Peer reviewedLimaye, Mohan; Pompian, Richard – Journal of Business Communication, 1991
Tests whether nominal compounds, the juxtaposition of three or more nouns, retain sufficient semantic information to justify their use for brevity. Finds that respondents often misidentified at least one out of five given headwords. Recommends reminding students of headwords' importance and employing nominal compounds only after their fuller…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Higher Education, Language Patterns
