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Punctuation Usage

Punctuation Usage is a linguistic construct that governs the application of standardized symbols and marks in written language to clarify meaning, structure, and intonation, thereby distinguishing it from syntactic or grammatical rules by focusing specifically on the orthographic signaling of pauses, boundaries, and rhetorical cues.

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Modern English: A Practical Reference Guide

Don L. F. Nilsen, Marcella Frank · Modern Language Journal · 1974 · 204 citations

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How Consistent Are the Best-Known Readability Equations in Estimating the Readability of Design Standards?

Shixiang Zhou, Heejin Jeong, Paul Green · IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication · 2017 · 117 citations

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Characteristic features of research article titles in computer science

Laurence Anthony · IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication · 2001 · 97 citations

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Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, & Other Typographical Marks

Keith Houston · Homo Politicus (Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz) · 2013 · 89 citations

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A Linguistic Study of American Punctuation

Kim Sydow Campbell, Charles F. Meyer · College Composition and Communication · 1989 · 60 citations

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    Daniel C. O’Connell

    Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

    2 publications · 25 citations

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    Sabine Kowal

    Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  3. CF
    Charles F. Meyer

    University of Massachusetts Boston, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  4. LZ
    Lina Zhou

    University of Maryland, Baltimore County, United States

    2 publications · 26 citations

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    Lucy McCormick Calkins

    University of New Hampshire at Manchester, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  2. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  3. Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  4. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  5. Okayama University of Science

    Okayama, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    97 citations

  6. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  7. Adam Smith Institute

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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  2. Folia Linguistica Historica

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  3. Psychological Research

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  4. College Composition and Communication

    CCC · 2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. The Review of English Studies

    RES · 2 publications · 33 citations

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