The differences in language patterns resulting from disparate social backgrounds are discussed. (CK)

Describes the application of statistical techniques to the word distribution in a written document to determine the authorship. (RS)

Suggests that the student will write with fewer inhibitions when invited "to listen to his own speaking voice in order "to capture its essence in his written compositions. (Author/RD)

One theory of linguistic information processing asserts that there is a preliminary incomplete analysis of linguistic information which lets people judge how difficult the information will be to process completely. The present study investigates the reliability and validity of such judgments of comprehensibility and discusses some of their…

A discussion of the views of various linguists on the future tense in English, followed by a scheme for classifying expressions of futurity. To be continued in a future issue. (FB)

Critically examines some of the assumptions made of linguistics and literature in the book "Literary Text and Language Study." (HOD)

Compares five style manuals for their differences in stipulating the mechanical rules of preparing research reports. Notes that the really necessary criteria for judging technical writing are legibility, effective presentation, and honesty of content. (RL)

Seven teachers voice their opinions (mostly negative) about contemporary, self-appointed language critics. (RL)

Illustrates with numerous examples and analyses the various uses of "quien." Discusses alternation between "quien" and the groups "el cual"/"el que," variation in the verb agreement, the function of "quien" as an indefinite pronoun, as well as questions of stylistic preference and correctness. (MES)