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Publication details [#23273]

Biber, Douglas. 1986. Spoken and written textual dimensions in English: Resolving the contradictory findings. Language 62 (2) : 384–414.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

oral vs. written | text organization

Annotation

A multi-feature/multi-dimension approach to similarities and differences between spoken and written discourse. Biber uses factor analysis and suggests three underlying textual dimensions: Interactive vs. Edited text; Abstract vs. Situated content; Reported vs. Immediate style.