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Table 3 Distribution of signals for causal asyndetic constructions

From: An analysis of causal asyndetic constructions in United States history textbooks

Texts

Modality

Mental process

Relational process

Verbal process

Total # of asyndetic constructions

Holt

3 (17%)

8 (44%)

5 (28%)

2 (11%)

18

McGraw-Hill

6 (21%)

20 (71%)

2 (7%)

0 (0%)

28

Prentice Hall

1 (3%)

21 (53%)

13 (35%)

2 (5%)

37

McDougal Little

7 (13%)

29 (56%)

13 (25%)

3 (6%)

52

All Texts

17 (13%)

78 (58%)

33 (24%)

7 (5%)

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