Table 2 Frequency of causal constructions per textbook passage
From: An analysis of causal asyndetic constructions in United States history textbooks
Textbook passage | Causal material processes | Conjunctions | Causal asyndetic constructions | Total words per passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Holt – American Revolution | 10 (.39%) | 10 (.39%) | 8 (.31%) | 2,589 |
Holt – Civil War | 5 (.16%) | 4 (.13%) | 10 (.32%) | 3,131 |
McGraw-Hill – American Revolution | 13 (.17%) | 4 (0%) | 20 (.25%) | 7,861 |
McGraw-Hill – Civil War | 20 (.23%) | 7 (0%) | 7 (0%) | 8,575 |
Prentice Hall – American Revolution | 11 (.12%) | 7 (0%) | 22 (.25%) | 8,962 |
Prentice Hall – Civil War | 24 (.43%) | 6 (.11%) | 9 (.16%) | 5,569 |
McDougal Little – American Revolution | 25 (.24%) | 22 (.22%) | 28 (.27%) | 10,207 |
McDougal Little – Civil War | 21 (.25%) | 16 (.19%) | 20 (.24%) | 8,243 |