In looking at the hierarchical structure of a composition, it is practical to diagram the natural text in T-units in a three-dimensional matrix based on the three hierarchical relationships between T-units: coordinate, subordinate, and superordinate. In this matrix, a coordinate relationship, which results from conjoining, elaborating, and…

Since mathematical English (ME) differs from ordinary English (OE) in the number of symbols used, this research investigated sequential constraint (constraints on symbol choice attributed to preceding textual material) of excerpts from 18 mathematics books, both traditional and modern, to determine its relationship to readability. Findings…

The purpose of this project is to present the results of the authors efforts to analyze classroom discourse into strategies. The source of data used in this investigation is the same as that which was used in the previous study of the logic of instruction. It consists of recorded classroom discourse at the high school level including grades nine…

Citation frequency and the opinion of faculty in New York University's School of Education were used to determine 52 authors who were influential in advocating the use of inquiry methods between 1960 and 1970. Each writer's principles of inquiry were classified in terms of Dewey's "phases of reflective thought" and their statements concerning the…

An approach to organizing extemporaneous speeches based on questions inherent in the nature of explanation and speculation is described and recommended as an alternative to the superimposition on a topic of prescribed organizational patterns. (JF)

This article presents a general purpose taxonomy of verbal response modes and explains how three dimensions of interpersonal roles-attentiveness, acquiescence, and presumptiousness can be derived from it. (MP)

Discusses the history and rhetoric of the dialogue form and cites Plato's use of philosophical dialogue in the Gorgias. (MH)

Examines Churchill's use of archetypal metaphors in his speeches from 1930 to 1945. (MH)

Compares J. Agee's film reviews for "Time" and "The Nation," concluding he assumed a more knowledgeable, sophisticated audience in readers of "The Nation." Analyzes content, style, and structure of reviews, showing loose structure, deductive reasoning, and rambling style in "Nation" reviews, and coherent,…

Includes Thomas Dukes' rebuttal to Elizabeth Tebeaux's "The Trouble with Employees' Writing May Be Freshman Composition" (v15 n1) and Tebeaux's response. Dukes argues that inept freshman composition experiences are not the fault of the course itself. Tebeaux contends that freshman composition courses overemphasize expressive discourse.…

Discusses Mikhail Bakhtin's view of language acquisition. Contends that his ideas about language as ideology will allow syntactic and grammatical stumblings, as well as rhetorical failures, to be seen as possible manifestations of ongoing social and cognitive processes, rather than simply deficiencies of skill. (MS)

Contends that contemporary reading of "topos" is inherently metaphorical, having at its root a "place" metaphor with important ontological overtones. Indicates an imbalance by comparing two ways of interpreting the "place" metaphor, and the consequences for critics. (JK)

Identifies and assesses the means by which proponents of an orthodox or a heterodox stance regarding the position of women in the Catholic Church seek to reconcile women to their paradoxical situation. Gauges the potential of each to persuade church authorities to modify the institution's position on women. (JK)

Describes the relationship between ideology and rhetorical strategies by tracing Emma Goldman's use of argument by incongruity and embodiment. Argues that these strategies are inherent in anarchist ideology but were ineffective for an American audience. (JK)