Knowing When to Stop: Investigating the Nature of Punctuation.

Bruthiaux, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ461342

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Publication Date: 1993

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Knowing When to Stop: Investigating the Nature of Punctuation.

Bruthiaux, Paul

Language and Communication, v13 n1 p27-43 Jan 1993

Traces the development of punctuation and the understanding of its role over the centuries. Throughout its existence, punctuation has played the dual role of recording prosodic contours and syntactic structure. Past research and discussion has not provided a coherent picture. A model of punctuation based on systematic observation is needed. (175 references) (LET)

Descriptors: Language Research, Models, Punctuation, Suprasegmentals, Syntax, Written Language

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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