Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1974

Semantic Noise

John A. Brogan

Abstract

“Semantic Noise” is a concept that enables us to treat writing faults as elements in communication systems, that enables the quantifying of these faults, and that can replace imprecise terms such as “engineeringese,” “educanto,” and “gobbledygook.”

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1974-10-01
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10.2190/9174-347d-ekm5-5rcv
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  1. Miller George A. The Psychology of Communication, Penguin Books, Baltimore, 1969, p. 45.
  2. 10.1038/scientificamerican0749-11
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  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Quoted ibid.
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