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Zacharski, Lisa; Ferstl, Evelyn C. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
The public debate on the use of the German nonbinary gender asterisk ("Lehrer*in" 'teacher') is emotionally charged. While it has been adopted by political and educational institutions, opponents argue that it is inappropriate for making persons identifying themselves beyond the male-female-dichotomy more visible. We investigated this…
Descriptors: German, Gender Differences, Language Usage, Distinctive Features (Language)
Verhoeven, Ludo; van Hell, Janet G. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
This study examined the representation of knowledge in text writing in 20 ten-year-old children and 20 adults in the Netherlands. The research analyzed the use of clause linking devices to compose larger text units. Special attention was given to the use of causal relational markers and the extent to which causal relations within the texts matched…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Childrens Writing, Form Classes (Languages), Knowledge Representation

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