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Peer reviewedMazzie, Claudia A. – Discourse Processes, 1987
Indicates that the main determinant of implicitness, when defined in terms of "inferrable" vs. "evoked" information, was the variable of content, not that of modality: Abstract texts contained more inferrable information than did narrative texts, regardless of modality. (NKA)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Oral Language
Peer reviewedKnudson, Ruth E. – Discourse Processes, 1994
Finds no significant effects of an instructional intervention on students' persuasive writing at two grade levels (third and fifth). Determines the categories and types of written persuasion used by students at four grade levels (third, fifth, 10th, and 12th). (SR)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Persuasive Discourse
Peer reviewedMcCutchen, Deborah – Discourse Processes, 1987
Describes a psycholinguistic investigation of children's competence in the production of extended discourse, concentrating on discourse form (narrative versus expository) and production modality (written versus spoken). (SKC)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedHidi, Suzanne E.; Hilyard, Angela – Discourse Processes, 1983
Concludes that children's discourse production is organized according to a schema that is discourse specific but modality general. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cohesion (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
