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Direct linkJin, Jian; Liu, Siyun – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2022
Previous studies found that linguistic features can be used to predict the success of novels. However, which specific linguistic features better contribute to a novel's popularity is unclear. This study addressed this issue by investigating the linguistic features of 2,008 online Chinese fantasy novels with different popularity (indicated by the…
Descriptors: Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Popular Culture, Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing
Kennison, Shelia M.; Fernandez, Elaine C.; Bowers, J. Michael – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The research demonstrated that there are differences in the processing of sentences containing anaphoric pronouns (e.g., "After Mark arrived, he used the phone.") and cataphoric pronouns (e.g., "After he arrived, Mark used the phone."). Reading time was measured on sentences containing 2 clauses; a pronoun appeared in 1 clause, and a proper name…
Descriptors: Sentences, Sentence Structure, Form Classes (Languages), Language Processing
