A list enumerating the basic rules for the use of the subjunctive in Spanish is provided. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

"Academy" refers to the Spanish Royal Academy. (SK)

Examines the guideline that tells writers not to use existential, or "empty," there. Finds that expert writers use "there" for important linguistic and rhetorical purposes. Claims there is little justification for a prescriptive rule against such practice, and that all handbook rules should be subjected to quantitative and…

Examines the roots of traditional grammar in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly philosophy of language. (AM)

Points out to the anachronistic usage of certain pronouns in Spanish, particularly that of "usted-es" and "vosotros." (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

A study of English verbs as to their capacity for being transitive, intransitive, or both. (LG)

This book, written in an informal dialogue style, develops the thesis that of all the significant forms of art and communication, language alone has remained bound by an outdated, rigid structure--"command grammar"--that inhibits thought and expression. The book explains how language may be freed through use of Neo-Narrative, an "open structure"…

In a personal letter, Chomsky suggests that while the study of grammar has little detectable effect on writing ability, it can, as a branch of science, help students learn how (and why) to think about hard and intriguing questions and to develop natural curiosity. (HOD)

Contends that Latinism was rejected by nineteenth-century American traditional grammarians. (DD)

Discussion of the appropriateness of grammatical terminologies, old and new, occasioned by a reading of the text cited in the title. (RS)

Any English department that is changing from Traditional Grammar to Transformational Grammar (or any other system of grammar) is likely to find that such a curriculum change works best if transitional strategies are developed." Author illustrates these strategies and says they must be expanded into detailed lesson plans appropriate to…

Offers exercises designed to teach college freshmen the characteristics of the participial modifier. The exercises are based on a form of programed teaching that involves a high degree of student involvement, repeatedly presenting students with a stimulus, and asking for a quick, patterned response. (FL)

Recent proposals to make Knowledge about Language (KAL) an integral part of the teaching of English in Britain and Northern Ireland are discussed. The KAL debate is traced from the 1975 Bullock Report, which ended the teaching of traditional grammar, through the lack of progress to the present day. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/LB)

Critically comments on the renovations made by the Royal Spanish Academy in their newest outline of Spanish grammar (Esbozo de una nueva Gramatica de la lengua espanola). (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)