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Peer reviewedStotsky, Sandra – College Composition and Communication, 1981
Suggests that nonfictive writing typically employs a vocabulary different from that used in works of fiction. Characterizes the vocabulary of essays, asserts that students are usually not given enough assistance in acquiring such vocabulary, and offers steps for giving students help in acquiring the vocabulary of essays. (RL)
Descriptors: College English, Expository Writing, Language Usage, Literary Styles
