Aligning theme and information structure to improve the readability of technical writing

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-55

  Moore, N A J ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 34248700073     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: 15413780     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/37DD-KK2V-0BK5-31EM     Document Type: Article

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