Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 1995

Elaboration in Text as Breadth and Depth

Shirley Ramsey University of Oklahoma

Abstract

This study compares two community newspapers, through content analysis, for indices of elaboration identified through various theoretical sources. The object of the study is to trace the relationship of economic development and technological growth to use of elaborative elements in text describing science and technology. One community was ascertained by census and other data to be developing; the other community was determined to be stagnant; indices for depth and breadth in coverage, use of visualization in figures of speech, and other indices were compared. Copy from the developing area showed strong correlations of all indices for breadth and depth; coverage from the other area, while containing elements of visualization, showed fewer correlations.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1995-01-01
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10.2190/x3bx-6bnh-5trc-vglf
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