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ERIC Number: EJ499455
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
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The Rise and Fall of the Semicolon: English Punctuation Theory and English Teaching Practice.
Bruthiaux, Paul
Applied Linguistics, v16 n1 p1-14 Mar 1995
Reviews the evolution of semicolon use in English, examining the frequency of semicolons, colons, and dashes in grammar, language, and linguistic books from the mid-16th century to the present. Concludes that after flourishing in the 17th and 18th centuries, the semicolon may have become a marginal component of the English punctuation system. (42 references) (MDM)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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