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| Diachronic Linguistics | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Intonation | 1 |
| Listening Comprehension | 1 |
| Punctuation | 1 |
| Reading Processes | 1 |
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| Cruttenden, Alan | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCruttenden, Alan – Visible Language, 1991
Explores one aspect of the relationship between intonation and punctuation. Outlines the historical development of punctuation, and compares twentieth-century punctuation rules with what is known about the division of connected speech into intonation-groups. Suggests that, where syntactic prescription and intonational usage conflict, a return to…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Higher Education, Intonation, Listening Comprehension
