ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TYPOGRAPHICAL HABITS: ORTHOGRAPHY OF TYPOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS

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  • Esteban T. Montoro del Arco Universidad de Granada

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https://doi.org/10.7203/Normas.1.4650

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orthography, typography, typographical syntax, punctuation, linguistic norm

Abstract

The present article focuses on typographical habits of a group of university students by using a corpus based on academic essays. Our goal is to identify common mistakes among students related to orthography of typographic elements, particularly regarding justification, indentation and spacing, type of paragraph used, use of punctuation marks in titles and headings and place where the author's name is included. Our analysis leads to the conclusion that students are largely unaware of typographical rules. Thus, it represents a starting point for future teaching actions in order to improve writing of academic texts at university levels.

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2015-02-26

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Montoro del Arco, E. T. (2015). ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TYPOGRAPHICAL HABITS: ORTHOGRAPHY OF TYPOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS. Normas, 1(1), 113–131. https://doi.org/10.7203/Normas.1.4650
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