Information-Theoretic Measures of Reader Enjoyment.

Finn, Seth

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Publication Date: 1985

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Information-Theoretic Measures of Reader Enjoyment.

Finn, Seth

Written Communication, v2 n4 p358-76 Oct 1985

Results of two experiments revealed a significant correlation between function-word predictability and reader enjoyment and a strong correlation between content-word unpredictability and reader enjoyment. (FL)

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Information Sources, Mass Media Effects, Models, News Writing, Prediction, Reader Response, Reading Interests, Reading Research, Semantics, Syntax, Writing Research, Written Language

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