This paper discusses sexist symbols in editorial cartoons and how these symbols can affect thought processes and language structure. Through overgeneralization, women are portrayed in cartoons as small in stature and are placed in roles subordinate to men. Other cartoons present women as physically weak and needing male protection, or as being…

Children respond happily and spontaneously to poetry, their natural language and the simplest form of literature. This paper presents reasons for using poetry with children, discusses the nature of children's poetry and the people who write it, explores the times and the ways in which teachers should use poetry with children in the classroom,…

To make teachers more aware of certain linguistic skills possessed by black children, why they are important, and how they might be capitalized upon in the classroom, this report examines the manipulation of figurative devices within the black community. The discussion focuses on seven forms of communicative devices prevalent in black language:…

ONE OF THE USES FOR POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM IS THAT OF STUDYING THE WAY A POET EMPLOYS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND THE CONCRETE, SENSUAL IMAGE TO BRING INTO SHARP FOCUS, OR SUGGEST BY CONNOTATION, THE DEFINITION OF A SINGLE WORD. THIS, IN TURN, CAN LEAD TO STUDENT EXERCISES IN DEFINING WORDS IN CONCRETE SENSUAL LANGUAGE. BY TAKING A POEM WHICH SEEMS…

Because teachers often feel incompetent when it comes to teaching poetry, many children grow up without ever acquiring an appreciation for the words and thoughts of poets. This book, intended for teachers, contains a lucid explanation of what poetry is, bringing together several classic definitions by eminent poets and critics. Elements that make…

The stylistics of belief is the study of the ways in which language is used by speakers to express their beliefs, to convince other people they are right, or to avoid committing themselves to particular beliefs. Such study can contribute to an understanding of the ways in which people misuse and manipulate language for their own ends. The…

This book explores the theory and technique of faking it in America, referred to as the B.S. Factor. Chapter 1 discusses the Factor as a substitute for lies, causing a subtle skewing of sense, a distortion of logic, without ever becoming an actual lie. Chapter 2 breaks the B.S. Factor into styles or systems of thought and language such as…

Elementary school students in the third, fourth, and fifth grades were asked to do three different tasks in an attempt to determine how frequently children at these various ages use figurative language. Results for a Composition Task showed that children tend to produce a greater number of frozen than novel figures, and that the absolute level of…

This bibliography of Southeastern American English includes writings that have appeared in popular books, technical treatise, language journals, popular magazines, special-interest periodicals, student theses, and dissertations. The South is defined as the area south of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Ohio River westward to Arkansas and East Texas.…

Describes a game in which the symbol omega becomes equivalent to the word ohm, and is then modified or incorporated into a picture to represent a common word or phrase. Recommends the game as a way of humanizing the beginning course. (GA)

Mallarme's translation of the third stanza of Poe's "Israfel" is used to illustrate this method, based on that of Jacobsen and Levi-Strauss. The categories for analysis are divided into formal and semantic properties, each of which is subdivided into phonology, morphology, lexicology and syntax. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

The whole universe enters the poet's being to be eventually transformed by him/her into musical language. It is this music that the translator must reproduce. Excerpts from the poems of Patmore, Auden, Donne, Joyce and Sloate illustrate the discussion. Translation of mystical and religious poetry is given special attention. (Text is in French.)…

Replies to Rist's unfavorable evaluation of Barone's own article critiquing the arts program of a black elementary school. Argues that quantitative social science research has unsuccessfully modeled itself on scientific methodology, but camouflages its subjectivity and fictionalizes the entire research undertaking. Crafting an educational…