Title :
Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies
Author :
DuBay, William H.
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;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.2008.2007872