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Peer reviewedPerrot, Jean – Langue Francaise, 1980
Presents a functional description of punctuation as a delimiter of words, sentences, and paragraphs, and as a semantic and extralinguistic indicator. (AM)
Descriptors: Grammar, Punctuation, Semantics, Sentence Structure
Peer reviewedHall, Robert A., Jr. – Modern Language Journal, 1979
Discusses the meaning of the term "literature," surveying various definitions, and concentrating on the elements of "style" and "message". (AM)
Descriptors: Art, Definitions, Literary Styles, Literature
Direct linkBuhler, Hildegund – Meta, 1979
Discusses the relationship between translation and discourse analysis or text linguistics theory. (AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics, Semantics
Peer reviewedCatach, Nina – Langue Francaise, 1980
Analyzes the nature of punctuation, its functions (syntactic, suprasegmental, and semantic), its role in written language, and punctuation as grapheme. (AM)
Descriptors: Graphemes, Phonemes, Punctuation, Semantics
Cellard, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Discusses the use of the two past tenses in French, specifically in literature and news reporting. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Journalism, Language Styles
Hiddemann, Herbert – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1979
Presents acronyms and initial-words current in British and American English, explaining their meanings and their underlying unabbreviated versions. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Abbreviations, English (Second Language), North American English, Second Language Instruction
Renkema, J. – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1979
Examines the problem of attempting to simplify official texts, with examples from the Netherlands' government. (AM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Editing, Government (Administrative Body), Language Styles
