Title :
Sentence construction in scientific and engineering texts
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Liberal Studies & Communication, South Glamorgan Inst. of Higher Education, Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
Readability of professional technical material was assessed by scientists and engineers. Less than 33 percent proved `easy´ to read and understand. Further investigation showed that sentence structure had the greatest effect on readability.
Keywords :
technical presentation; engineers; professional technical material; readability; scientists; sentence structure; texts; Compounds; Face; Hydrogen; Skin; Strain; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.1978.6594221
