Examines the assumption that instruction in writing centers is what it is because it is different from classroom instruction. Proposes studying the discourse of writing centers as another route to writing center self-definition. (RS)

Describes and compares restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses and shows that, when studying their superficial differences, there is no need for construction-specific stipulations that distinguish between them. All the superficial differences between the two are derived from the single basic difference that one is a modifier and the other is not.…

A discussion of Foucault's formulation of discourse and insights from the works of Dewey, Merleau-Ponty, and Bourdieu are used to analyze the discourses surrounding becoming a parent. (PCB)

Discusses commemoration as a means of closure. Examines the suppression of that impulse through two related events: the establishment of a Tomb of the Unknown for the Vietnam War, and Gerald Ford's abrupt shift of policy concerns as South Vietnam fell. (MS)

Examines contemporary theories of discourse production and analysis, noting that most are based on a classical paradigm of language conventions. Argues that language refutes this type of formalization. Discusses the ramifications of this perception for the discipline of rhetoric. (MM)

This paper examines language choices that Japanese/English bilingual Canadian nisei made in interactions that took place in private homes of nisei. The choices depended on the identity or a combination of identities of the interlocutor(s). (11 references) (VWL)

Argues against the relativist arguments of Jasper Neel and Herrnstein Smith which assert that truth and writing are incompatible. Offers an introduction to their major arguments, and critiques the positions they share. Reveals that their vision of writing and truth is bolstered by three questionable premises about the nature of truth in human…

Discusses an epistemic return which the author detects in contemporary rhetoric studies. Suggests that its dominant concern, as for Isocrates, is to reconfigure the relationship between individual and community within an epistemic environment that encourages the individual's participation in the social construction of the knowledge while granting…

Examines the complex relationship between rhetoric and order in the works of Kenneth Burke, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jacques Lacan. Argues for three differing, yet complementary, views of rhetoric and order, each having a corresponding epistemology and axiology. Concludes with an analysis of the construction of order in Thomas Hobbe's…

Examines some essential paradigms of computer science. Points out some broad characteristics of computer discourse and analyzes typical passages. Shows how these characteristics of computer discourse are driven by deeper patterns of thought. (SR)

Reexamines the associations between homosexuality and silence that have governed many gay and lesbian readings. Asks whether homosexuality is really a site of "silence" in Stein's texts, and by extension, whether to make such silences speak out is really what seems to be required of the reader by "queer texts." (RS)

Conversation analysis (CA) has repeatedly been criticized for being unresponsive to the "sociological agenda." This article argues that CA should, and can, respond to this criticism, and that CA should work toward making its contribution to the sociological agenda much more explicit. (Author/VWL)

Explores possible intersections between composition and creative writing. Suggests that one practice in which creative writers engage (discussing the craft of writing) is worthy of compositionists' attention, because it establishes a broad area of shared concern between the two groups. Concludes that "it should seem quite evident" that…

Compares three theories of coherence relations that differ in formality, broadness of coverage, and linguistic detail. Applies them to the concrete task of text analysis. Organizes the information according to principles of linguistic "stratification,""metafunction," and "paradigmatic/syntagmatic axiality," providing a three-way classification…

Reviews prior research to stress the functionality of fluidity in making ready information to support comprehension. Explores the fading of ready information, demonstrating how quickly the accessibility of information mutually known to two reunited characters fades when the text engages other topics. Describes a series of phenomena that cohere…