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Peer reviewedVande Kopple, William J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1983
Examines whether a discourse consistent with functional sentence perspective (FSP) theory, which predicts how units of information should be distributed in a sentence and how sentences should be related in a discourse, is more memorable and readable than one contradictory to FSP. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedWitte, Stephen P.; Davis, Anne S. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1982
Investigates the question of T-unit length stability in informative discourse written by freshmen near the end of an intensive course in college writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Discourse Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Roy C.; Smith, William L. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Sensitivity to syntactic structure can be increased by direct instruction. (JH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Research, English Instruction, Grade 9
Peer reviewedBroadhead, Glenn J.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1982
The sentence structure in 64 academic journals representing the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering was examined to determine (1) what structures are common to all academic writing, (2) the range of variation within academic writing, and (3) the extent to which sentence structure differs in the academic areas. (HOD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Engineering, Humanities
