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Counterstatement: Response to Dudley Hascall, "Would Of"
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Ferguson, Suzanne – College Composition and Communication, 1976
Contends that "would of" is not a new grammatical marker in English. (DD)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure, Writing (Composition)
The Erasure of the Sentence.
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Connors, Robert J. – College Composition and Communication, 2000
Examines the sentence-based pedagogies that arose in composition during the 1960s and 1970s (the generative rhetoric of Francis Christensen, imitation exercises, and sentence-combining) and attempts to discern why these three pedagogies have been so completely elided within contemporary composition studies. Concludes that this erasure of sentence…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Combining
Semantic Grammars: How They Can Help Us Teach Writing.
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Holloway, Dale W. – College Composition and Communication, 1981
Describes three semantic theories for teaching the writing process (case grammars, the "given-new" contract, and cohesion), with their implications for helping students communicate more effectively with their audiences. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cohesion (Written Composition), Grammar, Higher Education
Relational Ambiguity between Sentences.
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Sloan, Gary – College Composition and Communication, 1988
Explores the concept of ambiity in semantic relationships, and discusses several causes of relational ambiguity, including differing world views, subtext construction, and selective focusing. Asserts that while most instances of relational ambiguity do not impair text comprehension, readers should be aware of possible ambiguities. (MM)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Figurative Language