• DocumentCode
    984294
  • Title

    Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies

  • Author

    DuBay, William H.

  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    416
  • Lastpage
    417
  • Abstract
    This book introduces important works on readability by researchers such as Thorndike, Dale and Tyler, and Lorge, as well as Flesch. It provides a useful general introduction to the field of readability studies.
  • Keywords
    Advertising; Books; Convergence; Lakes; Length measurement; Readability metrics; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Vocabulary; Writing; Readability; readability formula; written communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.2008.2007872
  • Filename
    4669921