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Amilcar Cipriano, Nestor – Yelmo, 1979
Discusses the use of the comma in Spanish and gives examples of its use in Spanish literature. (NCR)
Descriptors: Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Spanish, Syntax
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Vedenina, L. G. – Langue Francaise, 1980
Demonstrates the role of punctuation in relation to the syntax, communicative value, and semantics of the French sentence. (AM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, French, Grammar, Punctuation
Amilcar Cipriano, Nestor – Yelmo, 1978
Discusses the uses of the comma in Spanish and shows a poem that can be interpreted in different ways with different punctuation. (NCR)
Descriptors: Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Spanish, Syntax
Kelley, Kathleen Coyne – 1993
Missing apostrophes, misplaced apostrophes, and unnecessary apostrophes are all common occurrences in many forms of written American English. The fact is there is no adequate explanation--in traditional grammar or in any other grammar--that accounts for all the functions and transformations that grammarians have crowded under the heading of the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language Usage, Punctuation
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Catach, Nina – Langue Francaise, 1980
Analyzes the nature of punctuation, its functions (syntactic, suprasegmental, and semantic), its role in written language, and punctuation as grapheme. (AM)
Descriptors: Graphemes, Phonemes, Punctuation, Semantics
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Cruttenden, 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
Ediger, Marlow – 2001
The paper's first section discusses the connection between personalized reading and punctuation for young primary grade students, with some specific sentences and teaching ideas. Next, the paper describes 10 kinds of written work, done for specific purposes, that may be used with early primary students to emphasize this personalized connection. It…
Descriptors: Curriculum, English Instruction, Language Arts, Primary Education
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Otto, Wayne – Journal of Reading, 1989
Responds to letters from readers in response to recent "Research" columns. Deals with the issues of learning disabilities, whole language approach, the "skills" perspective, junk food textbooks, and punctuation. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Punctuation
Beene, LynnDianne – 1996
Good writing is good sentences. It is a simple truth that many in the business of teaching writing have strayed from. Good writing is a first sentence that makes a reader want to read the second sentence, a second sentence that makes a reader want to read the third, and so on. Erika Lindemann suggests that certain types of sentence instruction can…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Punctuation, Sentences
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Schuster, Edgar H. – English Journal, 1985
Discusses five "rules" of language use that can be broken: (1) don't use contractions in formal writing, (2) every paragraph should have a topic/clincher sentence, (3) never end a sentence with a preposition, (4) Avoid "I" and "you" in formal writing, and (5) never begin a sentence with "and" or "but." (EL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Language Usage, Punctuation
Pearce, John – Use of English, 1983
Suggests that by reading aloud, students may come to a greater awareness of the three subsystems of the English punctuation system--inclusion, sentence stops, and sentence marks. (HOD)
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Oral Reading, Punctuation, Secondary Education
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Guffey, Mary Ellen – Business Education Forum, 1980
Describes a business English hotline, staffed by faculty members, which serves to augment the instructional aims of Los Angeles Pierce College, and keeps faculty members in touch with the office world and its problems. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business English, Hotlines (Public), Language Skills, Language Usage
Phillips, Kay – Communication: Journalism Education Today, 1999
Argues that grammar instruction is important and should begin early. Lists rules for using the comma, colon, and semi-colon. Notes 10 tips for top-notch writing. Notes grammatical areas often troublesome to students. Includes a short quiz. (SR)
Descriptors: Grammar, Journalism Education, Punctuation, Secondary Education
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Perreault, George – Exercise Exchange, 1996
Describes an assignment in which students sharpen their punctuation skills by arranging poems without punctuation in a prose form with appropriate punctuation. Suggests using the poetry of a fictional character from Don Marqui's "archy and mehitabel." (TB)
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Poetry, Punctuation, Secondary Education
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Twine, Nanette – Visible Language, 1984
Examines how, under Western influence, punctuation was adopted in Japanese texts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (FL)
Descriptors: Intellectual History, Japanese, Language Research, Orthographic Symbols
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