This investigator studied the trope density of fourth grade and sixth grade level basal readers. Three basal reader series were used. Answers to the following questions were sought: (1) Is there a significant difference in trope density between fourth grade and sixth grade basal readers? (2) What is the most common type of trope found in fourth and sixth grade readers? / The sample was three basal reader series selected from the population of the 15 most commonly used basal reader series. The three basal readers utilized represented a one fifth sample of the total basal reader series fourth and sixth grade populations. / Data were collected by examining eight basal reader textbooks. The master trope, metaphor, was broken down into thirteen separate categories. / The difference between the trope density means of the fourth grade and the sixth grade basal readers was computed and a t-test was used to determine if the difference was significant. The .05 alpha level was used as the criterion for rejecting the null hypothesis. A frequency analysis count was used to determine the most common type of trope found at each of the two levels and the frequency rankings of the 13 trope classifications. There were no significant differences in the mean trope densities of fourth grade and sixth grade basal readers. It was found that the most frequently employed tropes were personification, sense, and animal; and that the least frequently used tropes were incarnation, litote, and metonomy. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-12, Section: A, page: 5077. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74719 |
| Contributors | VALERI, MARIA TERESA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 119 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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