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| Autor/in | Fjeld, Ruth Vatvedt |
|---|---|
| Titel | Readability of Legislative Texts and Public Information. |
| Quelle | (1990), (14 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Discourse Analysis; Foreign Countries; Hearings; Information Dissemination; Language Research; Legislation; Norwegian; Policy Formation; Public Administration; Readability; Reading Research; Taxes; Technical Writing; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Norway |
| Abstract | A study investigated the readability of Norwegian law texts intended for both the legal profession and the public (e.g., laws regulating social insurance and public administration) that contained public information about tax payment. Six passages from the samples were rewritten by changing a number of specific morphological, lexical, and syntactic items. Four samples were rewritten in three versions, with changed lexical items, changed syntactic items, and changed lexical and syntactic items). The texts were presented to 28 well-educated, non-expert readers employed in government administration. Reading time for each version, controlled for individual reading speed, was measured. All versions were read by at least six readers. The readers were then asked content, comprehension, and structural questions about the passages. In the case of two texts, readers were asked for their opinions of the readability. Results indicate that for all of the texts, answers to content questions were best on the versions in which both lexical and syntactic items were changed. Results for other adapted versions and for reading time are less clear. Results of a computer analysis of the original texts' item frequency and distribution suggests a mixed writing style that probably does not contribute to readability. (MSE) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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