The trope density of fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth grade social studies textbook series was studied to determine the most common type of trope found at each of the four grade levels. The investigator utilized sixteen social studies textbooks in seeking the answers to the following questions: (1) Is there a significant difference in trope density among the fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth grade social studies textbooks? (2) What is the most common type of trope found in fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth grade social studies textbooks? / Data were collected by examining sixteen social studies textbooks. The master trope, metaphor was divided into thirteen separate categories. / The differences between the trope density means of the fourth and sixth, fourth and eighth, fourth and tenth, sixth and eighth, sixth and tenth and eighth and tenth grades social studies textbooks were computed and t-tests were used to determine the significance of the differences. 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 thirteen trope classifications. / In the data gathered there were no significant differences in the mean trope densities of fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth grade social studies textbooks. It was also found that the most frequently used tropes were personification, inanimate and frozen; and that the least frequently used tropes were sense, litote and incarnation. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-07, Section: A, page: 2103. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75141 |
| Contributors | GREENE, THYRIA SALOME., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 114 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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