Three experiments are described which were designed to explore the usefulness of the three principles of abbreviation and to examine the effects of certain stimulus variables. (Authors/CB)

In this article the author examines the language of advertising and the uses to which a teacher can put it. (Author/RK)

Special issue devoted to the topic of standard spoken usage. (VM)

Drinan cites examples from government publications to show deliberate misuse of language, and calls on the English profession to re-establish clarity and honesty''. (SP)

Special issued devoted to language and history. (VM)

Paper presented at the 1971 Summer Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Buffalo, New York. Assesses an analysis made by Charles Fillmore on the grammar of the English verbs hit'' and break''. (VM)

Author believes that all forms of communication are enhanced by the use of similes and he writes the entire article in similes to prove it. (RB)

Based on a paper written in 1965 for a committee preparing textbook materials for the English Language Institute (ELI). Revised version appeared as "ELI Research Papers, 1968, number 1. (DS)

The author discusses bidialectalism as a movement in education to render lower class students able to speak both their native dialect and standard English. However, it should not be seen as a way to remedy the injustices of American political and economic life. (Author/LF)

The author asserts that by integrating literature and language, students will gain deeper insights into both areas. (Author/LF)