Pre-Text and Composing.

Witte, Stephen P.

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ERIC Number: EJ365931

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Publication Date: 1987

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Pre-Text and Composing.

Witte, Stephen P.

College Composition and Communication, v38 n4 p397-425 Dec 1987

Explores (l) the role of pre-text in translating ideas into linguistic forms, and (2) the relationship of translating and pre-text in the planning and reviewing process. Suggests four observations worthy of further study concerning the nature and function of pre-text. (NH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Persuasive Discourse, Revision (Written Composition), Semantics, Syntax, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes, Writing Research, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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