Discusses the use of split infinitives in written language and suggests a compromise rule. (RB)

This volume opens with an examination of the decay that the English language has suffered over the past century and explains the origin and remedy of its two chief menaces: ambiguity and cacophony. The second part of the book illustrates the manner in which speakers and writers misuse language. Chapters include "The Prodigal…

Discusses the grammatical form and meaning of Russian perfective verbs and contrasts them with derived imperfectives. A number of examples are provided and analyzed. (Text is in German.) (DH)

Describes available ERIC resource materials favoring and opposing the use of nonstandard speech. (MH)

Examines readers' responses to the speech of men and women as presented in the cartoons of large-circulation magazines. See CS 702 316 for availability information. (RB)

Urges junior college English instructors to accept the new non-sexist direction of the English language and to teach students to avoid sexist language. (RB)

Describes an exercise designed to make students aware that the meaning of words is context-dependent and that everyday usages differ in meaning from poetic uses. (RB)

Percentages of unexpected pronominal usage in Japanese are listed. Data was gathered from Japanese magazine articles concerning individuals. Tendencies rather than strict rules became evident. (SC)

The study of headlines can be an effective means of exploring the use and abuse of language and of helping prepare students to be discriminating consumers of the media. (RB)

A range of language use model is proposed as an alternative conceptual framework to a stage model of egocentric speech. The range of language use model is proposed to clarify the meaning of the term egocentric speech, to examine the validity of stage assumptions, and to explain the existence of contextual variation in the form of children's…

This dissertation provides a heuristic model for defining, analyzing, and exemplifying the artistic dimension of black English. Further, it offers a method of recognizing and evaluating this aspect of verbal behavior for the purpose of strengthening curriculum development and methods of instruction. After a review of the literature that deals with…

This paper outlines an approach to the study of internal state words and their use in conversation. The first section of the paper deals with the basic categories of words involved, discussing and illustrating theoretical and practical problems in defining critical components and boundaries for the class of internal state words as a whole and then…

Although there is a central thread of consistency in objective, organization and procedures in institutions of higher education, differences in educational terminology tend to mislead or confuse both the educationists and the general public. This pamphlet contains a collection of the terms most commonly used by those working in student personnel…