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ERIC Number: EJ204585
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-May
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Audience and Mode of Discourse Effects on Syntactic Complexity in Writing at Two Grade Levels.
Crowhurst, Marion; Piche, Gene L.
Research in the Teaching of English, v13 n2 p101-09 May 1979
Reports on a study that examined the effect of intended audience and mode of discourse on the syntactic complexity of compositions written by sixth- and tenth-graders, and that attempted to determine whether there were increases in syntactic complexity from grade 6 to grade 10 for each audience and in each mode. (DD)
Descriptors: Audiences, Difficulty Level, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition, Syntax, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Audience Awareness