This study gives factual information on the current usage of 29 items by American writers, based on the Brown University Corpus of American English, a selection of samples of prose, coded on magnetic tape in a format accessible to computerized inquiries. (Author)

A consideration of the usefulness of Bernstein's concepts of restricted" and elaborated" language codes for an enhanced understanding of the relationship which exists between the language of literature and that of the street and the supermarket." (Author/RD)

Suggests the need for a short non-obscene synonym for the act of sexual intercourse" in college English courses that include literary works in which the sex act is referred to. (Author/SW)

Suggests that the metaphor of the writer as potter is more revealing of the actual act of composing than is that of the writer as map-maker. (RD)

Discusses the diminishing importance of words in contemporary society. (SW)

Takes the position that the use of creole and English varieties in Guyana is socially motivated. Examines the linguistic behavior of nine groups of individuals from three communities within a theoretical framework proposed by LePage. The framework shows these groups, and the individuals, exploiting the codal resources of their society to their…

Uses the Vietnamese War as a metaphor for student and instructor approaches to language in composition classes. Explores George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" in its relationship to the rhetoric surrounding United States intervention. (MM)