A paced question program beginning with simple questions provides an especially appealing and manageable matrix in which the hearing impaired child can examine certain of the most fundamental aspects of the English code. Techniques for involving hearing impaired youngsters in the grammatical morphology of English and English questions are…

Points out the difficulties in defining "sentence." (HTH)

Discusses future-tense form possibilities in English and their pedagogical implications. Six possibilities are discussed: (1) the future tense proper, signalled by "if" + present or mental state verbs; (2) declaration of intent, with "I'll" or "we'll"; (3) "Shall I/we" questions; (4) "will you"…

Discusses the infrequently used Spanish future subjunctive ending "-re." (NCR)

Presents analyses of problems in translating the French structure "'etre' plus past participle" in English, German, and Spanish. (AM)

Presents a description of the syntax of prepositional phrases and adjectives in postnominal position in French sentences. (AM)

Discusses basic reference materials--dictionaries, encyclopedic dictionaries, terminological dictionaries, and grammar books--useful to writers, editors, translators, and lexicographers working with the French Language. (AM)

Presents results of a survey carried out in 1977 to determine the attitude of contemporary French writers toward the importance of punctuation. Questionnaire responses, obtained from over half the 80 authors polled, are discussed. (AM)

Presents a syntax of metophor, discussing a typology of metaphor, the relationship between literal sense and figurative sense, and the importance of a precise definition of metaphor. (AM)

Elaborates on an earlier work that shows how the relaxation of certain grammatical constraints provides clues to variation in language usage. Demonstrates how style shifting may contribute to variation. (NCR)

Describes various approaches to grammatical models, and develops a model to be used as a basis for language instruction methodology. (AM)

Traces the history of grammar, emphasizing the relationship between grammatical theory and pedagogy, and that between grammar and rhetoric. (AM)

A defense of prescriptivism against charges that it is bad linguistics and a form of tyranny. (DD)

The article examines the need for training children with language disorders to judge the correctness or incorrectness of sentences which reflect error patterns. (PHR)

Describes an educational game which helps students learn about prepositions. (DD)