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ERIC Number: EJ244978
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Functions of the Colon: An Empirical Test of Scholarly Character.
Dillon, J. T.
Educational Research Quarterly, v5 n4 p71-75 Win 1980-81
"Titular colonicity" (presence of colon in title) is observed to discriminate among degrees of scholarly character in the order specified: theoretical journals exhibited the greatest colonicity (34 percent), empirical next (18 percent) and pedagogical least (10 percent). Implications for theory and research are noted. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Punctuation, Scholarly Journals, Scholarship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Empirical Analysis