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Peer reviewedCook, Guy – Applied Linguistics, 2001
Assesses and contests the long tradition of attacks on the use of invented sentences in language teaching. Seeks to separate arguments against them that rely on parody and ridicule, from more reasoned assertions. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedCook, Vivian – Applied Linguistics, 2002
Reacts to Cook's (2001) essay on invented sentences, which argues that sentences such as "the philosopher pulled the lower jaw of the hen," have the valuable language teaching functions of providing useful language data for the student, promoting noticing and memorability, and allowing he teacher to create new sentences. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBruthiaux, Paul – Applied Linguistics, 1995
Reviews the evolution of semicolon use in English, examining the frequency of semicolons, colons, and dashes in grammar, language, and linguistic books from the mid-16th century to the present. Concludes that after flourishing in the 17th and 18th centuries, the semicolon may have become a marginal component of the English punctuation system. (42…
Descriptors: Books, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English
