Attempts to show how each of three influential critical theories--deconstructionism, reader response criticism, and authorial intention--implies a particular view of how literary discourse is or should be processed and indicates that each view is in part justified, but not to the extent claimed by the critics themselves. (CRH)

Analyzes what counts as knowledge in social studies education and the power relations that structure discourse and discursive practices in this field. Argues that knowledge and power interpenetrate and act to produce and reproduce each other. Shows some of the ways this works in social studies education. (CMG)

Examines the nature of American Sign Language, indicates its intricate morphological structure, and demonstrates one experimental way of uncovering and validating this structure. (FL)

Analyzes the resolutions of the Socialist and Communist parties in France in 1924 and 1925, and affirms the notion of a counter-grammar and counter-transformations. Also analyzes the linguistic environment of the most frequently used words. (Text is in French.) (AM)

The semantic structures of 53 Cree-Indian and 120 non-Indian junior high school students were examined. The semantic structures of both sexes were examined separately. (NQ)

This paper analyzes the connections between the oral genres displayed by Gitano (also known as Gypsies or Romani) children and adults during religious instruction classes of an Evangelist Church and the writings produced by Gitano children in a computer after-school program of the same community. Subjects were Gitano children (n=30), ages 5-13…

This paper subjects "A Declaration on Learning" published in the UK in 2000 to a critical review. A brief synopsis of the text is followed by a commentary discourse drawing upon critical discourse analysis (Fairclough 2001) and incorporating meta content analysis, rhetorical analysis and genre analysis. Conclusions are drawn related to the…

This document contains the full texts of six papers that were presented at the Southwest workshop on optimality theory. Papers include the following: "Shuswap Diminutive Reduplication" (Sean Hendricks); "On Multiple Sympathy Candidates in Optimality Theory" (Hidehito Hoshi); "A Perceptually Grounded OT Analysis of…

The climate of growing dissatisfaction in the developing world seems to have led to some changes in the World Bank's main discourse. The current World Bank president, James Wolfensohn, pointed out the existence of a "human crisis," besides the overemphasized financial one. He proposed a new development framework taking into account the…

This book is about tutoring writing--about the techniques of tutoring, the theoretical and practical background that tutors will need to be successful--and the specific issues that make writing center work both challenging and rewarding. The structure of the book mirrors the structure of tutor training, starting with overviews of the writing and…

This study examined and described e-mail mediated instructional conversations conducted during a content area reading and writing course. Participants in the study included undergraduate students from three different content specialty areas, as well as an instructor who mediated the conversational interactions via e-mail communications.…

For Australians the issue of globalization adds a new dimension to the complex of concerns around questions of national identity. This year has seen wide coverage of issues of citizenship and the rules whereby entry of refugees is permitted. Yet another indication of growing concern at the way Australia is understood came through educational…

This paper presents the conclusions of a study of student perceptions of communication competence. Discourse analysis data was collected on students in university systems in six different American states in the East, Midwest, and South. Student discourse was analyzed for differences in the ways in which students described their perceptions of…

Eighty-three preschoolers participated in toy play and mealtimes with their mothers. Different types of extended discourse were identified: fantasy world in toy play, and narrative and explanatory in mealtimes. Rare words (that preschoolers are not likely to know) were identified within extended discourse and within entire transcripts. The ratio…

Noting that conversation analysis (CA) has developed into one of the major methods of analyzing speech in the disciplines of communications, linguistics, anthropology and sociology, this book demonstrates in a practical way how to become a conversation analyst. As well as providing an overall introduction to the approach, it focuses on the…