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Slama-Cazacu, Tatiana – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1991
It is suggested that a title provides the key component in a reader's ability to interpret a text. Experiments conducted with short news texts demonstrate that a title that is too vague, general, or inadequate to the main idea of the text entails a longer reading time or deficiencies in comprehension. (eight references) (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Decoding (Reading), Foreign Countries, News Writing
