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Nevile, Maurice R. – Open Letter: Australian Journal for Adult Literacy Research and Practice, 1990
"Plain English" practitioners advocate rewriting texts to increase readability. However, a comparison of sections of an academic text with corresponding Plain English "translations" shows that, although readability may be increased, significant changes in meaning occur. (SK)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Content Analysis, English, Jargon
