Sentence Structure and Formality.
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| Title: | Sentence Structure and Formality. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Levin, Harry, Garrett, Peter |
| Source: | Language in Society. Dec 1990 19(4):511-520. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Reading Research, Sentence Structure, Structural Grammar, Writing (Composition) |
| ISSN: | 0047-4045 |
| Abstract: | Examines and tests the hypothesis that left-branching (LB) sentences are judged to be more formal than right-branching (RB), and that center-branching (CB) sentences would behave like LB. Two studies involving university students are described in which LB, RB, and CB sentence structure formality were judged. (17 references) (GLR) |
| Journal Code: | CIJMAY1991 |
| Entry Date: | 1991 |
| Accession Number: | EJ420156 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Examines and tests the hypothesis that left-branching (LB) sentences are judged to be more formal than right-branching (RB), and that center-branching (CB) sentences would behave like LB. Two studies involving university students are described in which LB, RB, and CB sentence structure formality were judged. (17 references) (GLR) |
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| ISSN: | 0047-4045 |
