Institutional vision is a philosophical template--a concept of what, at its best, a college or university is like and the kinds of human beings that institution is attempting to cultivate. A content analysis of the institutional vision of a nation wide sample of Catholic schools was performed and key linguistic components found to constitute a…

Examines epistemic modality in English, the kinds of qualification a basic statement like "he's right" undergoes when changed to "I think he's right" or "he must be right," and creates a structure for its analysis. Simple scales of modality are rejected and pedagogical implications are discussed. (MSE)

A comparison of the application of two current theories of stress to a particular stress pattern found in the Salish language Sooke is presented. Hammond's (1986) grid-like tree structure representation of stress is compared with Halle and Vergnaud's (1986) tree-like grid structure. Examples in the Australian language Maranungku show that, in…