The Making of Meaning: Reading and Writing as Parallel Processes

STEPHEN L. KUCER University of Southern California

Abstract

This article presents a general theory of text processing that delineates the parallel operations in reading and writing. In particular, the theory discusses (1) common information location and retrieval procedures, (2) shared cognitive strategies employed to transform background knowledge into a text world, and (3) the role of context in the production of meaning.

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Written Communication
Published
1985-07-01
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10.1177/0741088385002003006
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