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Peer reviewedKolln, Martha – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Explores the usage and grammatical agreement problems of the words "everyone" and "everybody." (HTH)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language Styles, Language Usage
Peer reviewedCollege Composition and Communication, 1984
Presents four essays disagreeing with Farrell's efforts to refute Arthur R. Jensen's genetic explanation of Blacks' lower scores on IQ tests. Presents Farrell's response to these essays. (HTH)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Education, Cultural Differences, Genetics
Download full textCollege Composition and Communication, 1974
This special report presents the resolution on language adopted by members of the Conference on College Composition and Communication in April 1974, and the background statement explaining and supporting the resolution. The statement includes answers to some of the questions the resolution might raise, such as: What is meant by dialect? Why and…
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary School Students, English Instruction, Language Usage
Peer reviewedHarris, Joseph – College Composition and Communication, 1989
Examines problems in the use of the term "community," including: (1) vague descriptions of community, without rules or boundaries; (2) its foreignness to students, raising questions about why students should learn it; and (3) its tendency to polarize writing theorists into community and individual camps. (JAD)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Community Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
