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Wyckham, Robert G. – English Journal, 1986
Discusses syntactic and stylistic errors in the language of advertising and the reason for these linguistic irregularities. Suggests ways of dealing with the problem. (EL)
Descriptors: Advertising, Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns, Language Usage

Frank, Yakira H. – English Journal, 1972
The author asserts that by integrating literature and language, students will gain deeper insights into both areas. (Author/LF)
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Language Arts, Language Usage, Literary Criticism

Garcia, Ricardo L. – English Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Language Patterns
Isaacs, Sallie – English Journal, 1968
Linguistic criticism not only shows students the usefulness of grammar but also improves their comprehension of literature. For instance, a study of stress, pitch, and juncture in E. E. Cummings'"anyone lived in a pretty how town" adds meaning to the poem. Also helpful is an analysis of Cummings' tagmemic method of substitution slot-filling--use…
Descriptors: Grammar, Intonation, Language, Language Patterns
Stageberg, Norman C. – English Journal, 1958
The identification and study of 20 syntactical patterns responsible for much of the structural ambiguity found in literary composition can develop in students an audience awareness. When they realize that such constructions as "a dull boy's knife" and "the club will be open to members from Monday to Thursday" can be misinterpreted, they take more…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)

Smitherman, Geneva – English Journal, 1976
Students and teachers, black and white, need to be familiarized with some of the significant linguistic and cultural differences between blacks and whites. (JH)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Communication (Thought Transfer), English Instruction, Grammar
McGuire, Eileen J. – English Journal, 1967
When ninth-grade students are searching for help in expressing their newly discovered ideas, the principles of transformational grammar can be brought to their aid in the following ways: (1) Assign a provocative topic to the students which they are to discuss as fully as possible in one sentence. (2) Present only the kernel sentences of a…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 9, Grammar, Junior High School Students

Gunderson, Doris V. – English Journal, 1971
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Research, Poverty, Psycholinguistics

Hansen, Kristine – English Journal, 1983
Presents examples of unintentional humor from college freshman composition courses. Suggests that by pointing out miscommunications, teachers can persuade students to use standard English more effectively. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humor, Language Usage, Secondary Education

Kozol, Jonathan – English Journal, 1975
The society's and the school's obsessive avoidance of conflict and insistence that "there are two sides to every issue" deadens students to outrage and injustice. (JH)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Democratic Values, Discourse Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique)

Paulis, Chris – English Journal, 1985
Appraises the results of an exercise in which students in a composition class attempted to write detective stories. Concludes that many of their syntactic errors result from their intentions exceeding their level of writing skill. (RBW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Humor, Language Usage

Strong, William – English Journal, 1986
Discusses shifts in language/composition research over the past 20 years as they relate to an emerging consensus about English teaching. (SRT)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Educational Theories, English Instruction, Grammar