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Patil, P. B. – 1988
One of the central problems in the study of fictional prose is that of distinguishing between mere linguistic regularity, which in itself is of no interest to literary studies, and regularity which is significant for the text in which it is found. General criteria for determining whether any particular instance of linguistic prominence is likely…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature
Dubois, Betty Lou; Crouch, Isabel M. – 1979
Portions of a corpus of modern American prose were analyzed for the occurrence of "man" and its compounds. The passages analyzed were written in 1961, and showed no effects of recent movements to "desex" language. Occurrences were classified as generic mixed, generic masculine, and specified masculine. The mean of instances per…
Descriptors: Language Research, Prose, Sex Discrimination, Sex Fairness
Tatum, Charles – 1983
Geographic displacement as spiritual desolation is a theme that bonds Puerto Rican and Chicano literature. The movement of masses of people to the United States and within the United States itself has had and continues to have severe consequences for the Latino population in this country. Two novels, "Down These Mean Streets" by Piri…
Descriptors: Alienation, Immigrants, Latin American Literature, Literary Criticism
