Make No Mistake? Exploring Cognitive and Perceptual Effects of Grammatical Errors in News Articles

被引：25

作者：

Appelman, Alyssa ^{[1
]}

Schmierbach, Mike ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Northern Kentucky Univ, Dept Commun, Coll Informat, Highland Hts, KY USA

[2] Penn State Univ, Media Studies, Donald P Bellisario Coll Commun, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

来源：

JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY | 2018年 / 95卷 / 04期

关键词：

journalism studies; media effects; quantitative methods; experiments; LANGUAGE COMPLEXITY; MECHANICAL TURK; ONLINE NEWS; CREDIBILITY; INFORMATION; CUES;

D O I：

10.1177/1077699017736040

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Using four between-subjects experiments (N-1 = 106, N-2 = 166, N-3 = 159, and N-4 = 164), this project tests the ways audiences process grammatical errors in news articles. In all, results suggest that readers perceive stories with grammatical errors to be lower in quality, credibility, and informativeness, but the number of errors needed is relatively large. Analysis shows amplified effects for people who report concern about grammar, and, to a lesser degree, people with knowledge of grammar rules. Given these results, the findings suggest a nonlinear, nonuniversal effect of grammatical errors on readers of news articles.

引用

页码：930 / 947

页数：18

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