The Effects of Word Frequency, Sentence Length and Sentence Structure on the Readability of Two College Textbook Passages / Linda L. Johnson.

A study was conducted to determine the effects of sentence length, sentence structure, and word frequency on the readability of textbook prose. Specifically, the study assessed the extent to which the factors, taken alone or in combination, affected the readability of two 1,000-word college textbook...

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Main Author:	Johnson, Linda L.
Corporate Author:	Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Individualized Schooling
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:	Discourse Analysis. Grade 12. Language Styles. Readability. Reading Comprehension. Reading Research. Secondary Education. Sentence Structure. Textbook Evaluation. Textbooks. Word Frequency. Stylistics Reports, Research.
Genre:	Reports, Research.
Physical Description:	242 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book