NCTE's First President and the Movement for Language Reform.

Stewart, Donald C.

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ERIC Number: EJ338702

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Publication Date: 1986

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NCTE's First President and the Movement for Language Reform.

Stewart, Donald C.

College English, v48 n5 p444-56 Sep 1986

Examines the opinions of Fred Newton Scott concerning language usage and asserts that Scott was on the side of the scientific descriptive linguists in asserting that questions of usage cannot be legislated. (SRT)

Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Language Research, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Sex Bias

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Language: English

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