Five propositions and observations and six guidelines on the subject of non-sexist language and editorial policies. (LS)

This paper examines the Christian Identity artifact, "The Book of Adam," by Dan Gayman. Using narrative criticism, this artifact is shown to construct the white race as "progressing through time, as occupying sacred spatial locations, as essentially chosen by God, and as separate from other races." This narrative blurs the…

Genericization theory developed as a response to claims from outside of linguistics that generic use in brand names (for example, using Kleenex as a generic noun for all facial tissues, or Xerox for all photocopiers) is the result of marketing factors or misuse by consumers. This paper examines the linguistic factors that create an environment…

Recent research has shown that Brazilian Portuguese is undergoing a change regarding the null subject parameter, evolving from a null subject to a non-null subject language. This paper presents the results of a short term, real time study of speakers of Brazilian Portuguese with low and mid levels of formal education. The study was based on…

"Let us examine some common misuses of business terminology. (Author)

The article describes the procedure for developing poems on the typewriter and presents the first poem in the medium. (Editor)

A playful discussion of the subordinate function of the relative pronoun. (RD)

McCaig's article, "How Not To Analyze the Syntax of Children," appears in this issue, pp. 612-18. (SW)

Explores the interrelationships among mood usage, syntactic contrast and past temporal reference in Spanish. Describes specific effects of varying temporal reference on mood and syntactic signaling, and employs an inventory of five subjunctive determining matrices to show that such effects are best explained by means of a…

Contrary to Haas (1979) who argued that little evidence exists to distinguish between males' and females' use of dirty words, review of the literature revealed numerous empirical studies which provide clear evidence for sex differences. (MP)

Considers language as an art form. Compares language to the visual impact of seeing colors and sights, art, and all that is sensory. (RL)

Explores found poems, straightforward prose passages that have an accidental lyrical or poetic quality to them. Describes found fragments that a reader may elaborate, extend, or rearrange into a found poem. (HTH)

Discusses the language and behavior patterns of teenagers attending "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." (FL)

Relates the propaganda techniques identified by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis to Hugh Rank's Intensification/Downplay doublespeak model. (MKM)