Documents some of the linguistic changes brought about in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States as a result of the ecumenical movement and modernization. Available from the University of Alabama Press, Periodicals Department, P.O. Box 2877, University, Alabama 35486. (AM)

One important function of the imperfective aspect in Modern Greek is to indicate indefinite repetition; when a modal element is present, however, the perfective may be selected instead. (Author/CFM)

Discusses the dichotomy between legal terminology and legal discourse, and its implications for translation. (AM)

Discusses some problems involved in translating Quebec legal texts, and proposes a method to overcome these difficulties. (AM)

Discusses the messages found in comic strip dialogue, the correlations between the messages and the images and the semiotic value of the whole. (Text is in French.) (TL)

Considers aspects of verbal interaction in classrooms. Attempts to show that whether researchers approach classroom talk from the perspective of systematic observation, ethnography or sociolinguistics, their underlying theoretical assumptions determine the "facts" that they record and the interpretations they are able to offer.…

For the purpose of supplying information on actual contemporary Russian usage, this article excerpts sections on noun usage and variations of the genitive ending in the masculine singular from "Stilistik der russischen Sprache" (Russian Language Style) by D. Rosental and M. Telenkowa. (Text is in German.) (FB)

Considers contemporary Russian usage with regard to variations in the genitive, accusative and nominative inflections and the synonymity of full and shortened adjective forms. Material is excerpted from "Stilistik der russischen Sprache" (Russian Language Style) by D. Rosental and M. Telenkowa. (Text is in German.) (FB)

Presents twelve Russian idioms in context with their German equivalents. (Text is in German.) (FB)

Discusses rhetorical theory and how it can be applied to technical writing. (HOD)

Surveys experienced Certified Public Accountants to examine their perceptions of the written language skills of entry-level accountants. Finds that written language fundamentals in word selection and usage, sentence and paragraph construction, and grammar and mechanics remain a problem for entry-level accountants. Notes the value of these findings…

Explores why students might be resistant to learning standard usage. Presents a history of "nonsense" grammar rules. Discusses two reasons for correcting students' grammar. Suggests that classrooms should support the language each student brings to school; provide them with input from an additional code; and give them opportunities to use the new…

Describes how a high school business English teacher convinces her students that the rules of grammar are important. Discusses how and what grammar issues to teach and how to apply the rules of grammar. (RS)

Examined adults' intuitions about the distinction between what is said and what is implied by indicative utterances, such as "Jane has three children." Four experiments demonstrated that people assume that enriched pragmatics play a significant role in determining what is said and recognize a distinction between what is said and what is…