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Peer reviewedRichek, Margaret Ann – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
The existence of a "literary dialect" was postulated on several grounds, and specific syntactic structures were hypothesized to be literary or nonliterary. This was tested by obtaining judgments from adults on hypothesized literary and nonliterary structures, each presented at two levels of vocabulary difficulty. (HOD)
Descriptors: Dialects, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Styles
Peer reviewedGowie, Cheryl J. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
Reports on children's mastery of one type of sentence structure which is derivationally complex and which has been shown to be psychologically complex as well, given the criteria of both comprehension and acceptability to the native speaker. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
