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Plain-Style Preferences of US Professionals

机译：美国专业人员的普通风格首选项

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Background: Although plain language is almost universally promoted by teachers of professional writing, editors, and communication professionals, some have argued that the effects of and preferences for plain style in written messages differ among groups of individuals. Research questions: 1. Do professionals prefer plain style? 2a. Do preferences differ for different categories of style? 2b. Do preferences differ for different groups of workers? Literature review: Style, the word- and sentence-level elements in a written text, is a critical element of plain language. There is evidence that plain style, however, affects readers differently based on their level of subject matter knowledge. Plain style is even criticized by a few. There is a long history of tensions surrounding linguistic prescriptivism, the notion that one manner of language use is superior to all others. Further, readers' preferences for writing style, plain or otherwise, may not be consistent across occupational positions, education levels, nationalities, personality types, or genders. Research methodology: We conducted a quantitative study of preferences for two major style categories (conciseness and word choice) using an online survey instrument. The student-recruiter technique provided us with usable responses from 614 working adults in the US. Using that data, we calculated proportions of respondents, with confidence intervals, who chose the plain-style options. We also used statistical tests to explore associations between preferences and respondent characteristics. Results and conclusions: Our findings support an overwhelming preference for plain style among US professionals who are native speakers of English. Reader preferences were stronger for elements associated with word choice than with conciseness. Those with lower education levels and blue-collar occupations had lower preferences for plain style. The study had two major limitations: 1. We investigated only two aspects of plain style rather than the full range of elements that make up plain language. 2. Our data-collection instrument presented readers with an artificial rather than an authentic reading experience. Future research may investigate the role of personality on stylistic preferences and the attributions readers make about writers based on their style.
机译：背景：尽管普通语言几乎是由专业写作，编辑和传播专业的老师普遍推广的，但有些人认为，书面信息中普通风格的影响和偏好在不同人群之间有所不同。研究问题：1.专业人士喜欢朴素的风格吗？ 2a。不同样式的偏好设置是否有所不同？ 2b。不同工人群体的偏好是否有所不同？文献综述：风格是书面文本中单词和句子一级的元素，是简单语言的重要元素。有证据表明，普通风格会根据他们对主题知识的了解程度而对读者产生不同的影响。朴素的风格甚至受到少数人的批评。语言规定主义围绕着一个长期的紧张历史，这种观念认为一种语言使用方式优于所有其他语言使用方式。此外，读者在职业，学历，国籍，性格类型或性别上对朴素或其他方式的写作偏好可能不一致。研究方法：我们使用在线调查工具对两个主要样式类别（简洁和单词选择）的偏好进行了定量研究。学生招募技术为我们提供了来自美国614名在职成年人的有用反馈。使用这些数据，我们以置信区间计算了选择简单样式选项的受访者比例。我们还使用统计测试来探索偏好与受访者特征之间的关联。结果与结论：我们的发现支持以英语为母语的美国专业人员对朴素风格的偏爱。与单词选择相关的元素比简洁的元素对读者的偏好更强。受过较低教育水平和蓝领职业的人对朴素风格的偏爱较低。该研究有两个主要局限性：1.我们仅研究了朴素风格的两个方面，而不是构成朴素语言的所有要素。 2.我们的数据收集工具为读者提供了一种人为的而非真实的阅读体验。未来的研究可能会调查人格在文体偏好上的作用以及读者根据其风格对作者的归因。

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