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1 | .RP |
2 | .TM 79-1271-13 39199 39199-11 | |
3 | .TL | |
4 | Writing Tools - The STYLE and DICTION | |
5 | Programs | |
6 | .AU "MH 2C-516" 6067 | |
7 | L. L. Cherry | |
8 | .AI | |
9 | .MH | |
10 | .AU | |
11 | W. Vesterman | |
12 | .AI | |
13 | Livingston College | |
14 | Rutgers University | |
15 | .OK | |
16 | readability | |
17 | ||
18 | .AB | |
19 | Text processing systems are now in heavy use in many companies | |
20 | to format documents. | |
21 | With many documents stored | |
22 | on line, it has become possible to use computers | |
23 | to study writing style itself and to help writers | |
24 | produce better written and more readable prose. | |
25 | The system of programs described here is an initial step | |
26 | toward such help. | |
27 | It includes programs and a data base designed | |
28 | to produce a stylistic profile of writing at the word and | |
29 | sentence level. | |
30 | The system measures read\%ability, sentence and word length, | |
31 | sentence type, word usage, and sentence openers. | |
32 | It also locates common examples of wordy phrasing and bad diction. | |
33 | The system is useful for evaluating a document's style, | |
34 | locating sentences that may be difficult to read or | |
35 | excessively wordy, and determining | |
36 | a particular writer's style over several documents. | |
37 | .AE | |
38 | .CS 11 4 15 1 2 12 |