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Peer reviewedShaw, Philip – Applied Linguistics, 1992
The Introduction sections of some Ph.D. dissertations were examined to determine the significance of verb form in reporting verbs like "find" or "show." When forms were classified in relation to sentence function, some correlation with tense was found, but there were also correlations between tense and voice and between these two and sentence…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations, Language Research
Peer reviewedBruthiaux, Paul – Applied Linguistics, 1995
Reviews the evolution of semicolon use in English, examining the frequency of semicolons, colons, and dashes in grammar, language, and linguistic books from the mid-16th century to the present. Concludes that after flourishing in the 17th and 18th centuries, the semicolon may have become a marginal component of the English punctuation system. (42…
Descriptors: Books, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English
Peer reviewedSchleppegrell, Mary J. – Applied Linguistics, 1996
Compares strategies for conjunction in spoken English and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writing. The article illustrates how ESL writers use "because" clauses to indicate the knowledge base for their assertions, to introduce independent segments, and to display links between sections of discourse. (44 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Conjunctions, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
