Author presents data on Washoe, a chimpanzee taught American Sign Language; he concludes that this represents true language learning. (SP)

The problems of eliminating the archaic sexual assumptions in our language are examined.

An approach to written composition built upon knowledge of the linguistic environments of inner-city blacks is described.

Examines the rhythms of prose, cites several methods of determining language patterns, and concludes that the English language is basically a balanced language. (RB)

Report of an analysis of the prose of five British and five American authors which seems to refute Francis Christensen's contention that the cumulative sentence" is the typical sentence of modern English." (Author/RD)

Appraised objectively in this article is a 3-year research project that involved experimentation with audiolingual methods in teaching standard English in Freshman English classes at Chaflin College in South Carolina to Negro students who spoke a nonstandard dialect. Prior to a discussion of the effectiveness of using spelling instruction to teach…

Describes the principal characteristics of women's language and shows how composition classes often discriminate against women for using techniques they have been taught to use since childhood. (DD)

Examines the rule that indefinite pronouns (everyone, anybody, each, someone, nobody) take singular verbs and singular pronouns for agreement. Explores its past, proposes a revision of the rule, and suggests modifications in its application based on analysis of its actual use in English. (SR)

Author presents a system of grammar similar to generative-transformational grammar, but including structural variations characteristic of other levels of usage (including dialects). Flow charts are used, and implications for computer programs are briefly mentioned. (Author/SP)

From an analysis of both students themes and several published text-workbooks the author concludes that these books fail to meet the needs of a considerable number of students. (MM)

Recent research on effects of different ways of marking student compositions is reviewed.

Recommends that students conduct ethnographic studies of language in their own communities. Emphasizes that the focus ought to be conventions of speaking and writing, as well as conventions that govern the conduct, the "texts," of a culture. (RAE)