Essays about: "Kristina Järvbäck Hillbom"

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  1. 1. Newspaper Readability : a Broadsheet vs. a Tabloid

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Kristina Järvbäck Hillbom; [2009]
    Keywords : newspapers; readability; sentence complexity;

    Abstract : Is it possible to trace differences in the syntax used in various newspapers and how these differences influence the readability? Earlier studies confirm this and show that it is possible to make a wider distinction between the languages used in for example a broadsheet compared to the language used in a tabloid. In this study, both sentence length and sentence complexity of a broadsheet and a tabloid with a similar political stance were examined in order to find out if it is possible to show differences in readability between the two newspapers. READ MORE