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Colwell, Clyde G.; Helfeldt, John – Reading World, 1983
Argues that the paragraph represents a semantic unit, not just a grammatical convention. Presents original research to establish the types and frequencies of certain paragraph formats found in expository material. Discusses the most appropriate time for teaching students the ideational relationships within paragraphs. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics, Paragraph Composition