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Publication Date: 1990
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Translating Texts into Plain English: The Cost of Increased Readability.
Nevile, Maurice R.
Open Letter: Australian Journal for Adult Literacy Research and Practice, v1 n2 p27-38 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)
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