The implicity of simplicity

Simplicity has become a generally accepted criterion of text quality. Putting forward philosophical, linguistic, social, historical and other implications while defining this term, the author points out that the past predominance of authorimposed simplicity must, in the technological future, give way to a simplicity depending on the users' needs.

Published online: 01 January 1984
https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.4.1.03ple