Gorgias' rhetoric can be explained in three parts: his sensory-based but non-empirical epistemology; his definitions of language as inherently deceptive and of "doxa" as the only "knowledge" communicable; and his antithetical style, which reproduces the necessary negotiation of understanding in the world. Gorgias' epistemology…

Analyzes the evils of political and commercial doublespeak and contends that they can be alleviated by the truth of good literature. (DD)

This booklet contains the proceedings of a seminar in which poets demonstrated through readings and analysis of their works how poetry, combining appeals to both reason and emotion, can develop and refine individual awareness of the world and nature around us. The primary participants in the program were Bruce Cutler, Dolores Kendrick, and May…

In any mouth or pen, grammatical habits, especially those more important to writing than to speech, present a miniature character sketch or autobiography. Good grammar is the law by which meaning is found and made; it is neither an embellishment nor an accessory to anything else. (MLW)

Provides an annotated bibliography of over 130 articles and books published in 1990 or 1991 concerning research in the teaching of English. Includes sections on curriculum, language, literature, teacher education, and writing. (PRA)

Uses examples from five books to illustrate the use of humor in teaching linguistic concepts. (DD)

Describes 174 studies on bilingualism and bidialectalism; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; written and oral communication. (DD)

THIS BRIEF HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE RHETORICAL TRADITION FROM ARISTOTLE TO KENNETH BURKE EMPHASIZES THE CHANGES IN THE DEFINITION OF RHETORIC AND IN THE SCOPE OF THE DISCIPLINE. TO REVEAL WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO RHETORICAL TRAINING IN THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES, THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF THE BOYLSTON PROFESSORSHIP OF RHETORIC AT…

The study of literature and the law, within the context of a literature course, can serve to develop, in prospective lawyers as well as in lay citizens, insight into the significant relationships between the two fields. This paper provides a rationale for one such course, conducted at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and details its…

Discusses what English teachers should cover in the areas of grammar, spelling, vocabulary, dialects and usage, nonverbal communication, semantics, and etymology. (DD)

Presents a 115-item annotated bibliography of research in the teaching of writing published between January and June 1996, including books, articles and dissertations under subtopic headings such as historical studies, language, family literacy, language interrelationships, language and learning, literature, reader response, writing, assessment,…

Presents an annotated bibliography of 113 items published in 1993 or 1994, organized into the following topics: curriculum, language, literature, researcher education, teacher education, and writing. (SR)