DocumentCode
1520214
Title
A study of revising and editing at the terminal
Author
Lutz, J.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of English, Miami Univ., Oxford, OH, USA
Issue
2
fYear
1984
fDate
6/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
73
Lastpage
77
Abstract
The author presents the results of a comparative study of experienced writers editing and revising at a word processor and with pen and paper. Seven writers performed four writing tasks, each of which provided several kinds of data. Among these are statistical analyses and graphs of a chronological record of changes made in both modes and summaries of interviews with the subjects after each writing task. Results suggest that the word processor directly alters a writer´s composing style.
Keywords
human factors; word processing; composing style; editing; paper; pen; revising; statistical analyses; terminal; word processor; Computers; Educational institutions; Interviews; Presses; Psychology; Text processing; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPC.1984.6448798
Filename
6448798
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