Sentence construction in scientific and engineering texts

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.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
1978-12-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.1978.6594221
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