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Peer reviewedDarian, Steven – System, 1979
Examines the role of redundancy, as a universal linguistic feature, in language learning and teaching. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Instruction, Language Universals
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Direct linkClaridge, Gillian – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2005
This study examines the characteristics and quality of simplification in graded readers as compared to those of "normal" authentic English. Two passages from graded readers are compared with the original passages. The comparison uses a computer programme, RANGE (Nation and Heatley, 2003) to analyse the distribution of high and low frequency words…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Bibliometrics, Computer Software
