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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253314703321

Autore

Bailin Alan

Titolo

Readability: Text and Context / / by Alan Bailin, Ann Grafstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-38877-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Classificazione

LAN004000LAN009000LAN025000

Disciplina

401/.9

Soggetti

Communication

Linguistics

Library science

Business

Management science

Discourse analysis

Communication Studies

Linguistics, general

Library Science

Business and Management, general

Discourse Analysis

Media and Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 1. Introduction to a new approach to eadability -- 2. Readability formulas -- 3. Grammar and readability -- 4. Meaning in words and sentences -- 5. Coherence and discourse -- 6. Towards a theory of readability.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores what makes a book readable by bringing together the relevant literature and theories, and situating them within a unified account. It provides a single resource that offers a principled discussion of the issues and their applications.