Information Density in the Development of Spoken and Written Narratives in English and Hebrew
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 11273201 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Dorit Ravid (0000-0002-4919-0007, Tel Aviv University, autor correspondente), Ruth A Berman |
| Ano | 2006 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 117-149 |
| Data de publicação | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15326950dp4102_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2106905354 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 27 |
| Referências citadas | 36 |
This study compares what we term information density in spoken versus written discourse by distinguishing between 2 broad classes of material in narrative texts: narrative information as conveyed through three types of propositional content—events, descriptions, and interpretations (Berman, 1997)—and ancillary information as conveyed by nonnovel, nonreferential, or nonnarrative material. One hundred sixty texts were analyzed across the variables of modality (writing, speech), development (4th-, 7th-, and 11th-grade students compared with adults), and language (English, Hebrew). Calculation of information density revealed no significant differences between languages, indicating that the analysis has general applicability. Increase in narrative information proved to be a function of modality rather than age, because, across the population, spoken texts contained far more ancillary material than written. By contrast, the nature of narrative content changed as a function of development, with interpretive material increasing with age. The study thus underscores 2 key features of narrative text construction: Modality has a distinct effect on information density, and, with age, the core of narrative information (events and descriptions) becomes fleshed out by interpretive and story-external elements
Function (biology · Hebrew · Linguistics · Modality (human–computer interaction · Narrative · Population · Sociology · Spoken language · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Intervalo de citações | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
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