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Understanding Expository Text: A Theoretical and Practical Handbook for Analyzing Explanatory Text - Britton, Bruce K (Editor), and Black, John B (Editor)
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Originally published in 1985, the various chapters in this volume give examples of research on all three aspects of text understanding - namely, structure, world knowledge and process. More than this, however, the research described represents a shift in emphasis from studying stories, which dominated the field in the late 1970s, to studying expository text. This focus on stories was probably due to the essential first step in any science of examining the simplest materials possible. However, the editors thought that it was ...

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Understanding Expository Text: A Theoretical and Practical Handbook for Analyzing Explanatory Text 2019, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781138296589

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Understanding Expository Text: A Theoretical and Practical Handbook for Analyzing Explanatory Text 2017, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9781138296558

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