Matha's Vineyard from Martha's Vineyard

The local newspaper from Martha's Vineyard reflect on Labov's seminal study there:


http://www.mvtimes.com/2011/08/16/50-years-language-study-began-marthas-vineyard-6918/


Labov's a sound writer, and you can read the original study here:


http://web.stanford.edu/~eckert/PDF/LabovVineyard.pdf

Understanding Visual Hierarchy in Web Design

The idea of 'visual hierarchy' is much more useful when writing about graphology than saying 'it's bold so it stands out/catches the eye'. That's true, but looking at the relative 'boldness' of the text section compared to all the other text, and the choice of *how* it's made bold (alone with other aspects of meaning like the emotional value related to a colour choice, for example), gives you much more to say.

Graphology should be linked to other features of language given greater weight by the exam board -- especially discourse structure: the organisation of the text including reading order and evaluation of importance.

https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/understanding-visual-hierarchy-in-web-design--webdesign-84