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| Quarterly of the National… | 1 |
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Chafe, Wallace – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing, 1988
Claims that punctuation contributes substantially to writing effectiveness. Argues that punctuation's primary function is to signal the "prosody" (patterns of pitch, stress, and hesitations) that authors have in mind when they write. Observes that a sensitivity to the sound of written language is essential for the effective use of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inner Speech (Subvocal), Oral Language, Punctuation
