Readability: Theory and Practice.

Wells, Barron; Spinks, Nelda

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ERIC Number: EJ439191

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Readability: Theory and Practice.

Wells, Barron; Spinks, Nelda

Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, v54 n4 p46-47 Dec 1991

Investigates readability levels of correspondence sent out by Gulf Coast area business offices. Finds that a large majority of the correspondence sent out from the offices under study is written at too high a reading level. Finds also that the greatest problem lies in syllable intensity--the use of "big" words where everyday words would have sufficed. (PRA)

Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Higher Education, Letters (Correspondence), Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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