Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Social and Political Thought. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 452-455). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11593

"'What about structural linguistics?' many teachers of English are asking today. 'Can it help my students in their quest for acceptable writing habits any more than the tried and tested traditional grammar I've been teaching for years? If so, how?' Let us look at some of the findings of the structural linguists. Maybe we can learn of some new approaches for helping our students become better writers. First of all, let us consider how 'structural signals' play a part in determining the meaning of a sentence. According to Fries, the meaning of an utterance (sentence) is signalled by the way it contrasts with other utterances in word order, by the use of inflections (or form-class words), by the use of 'function words,' and by intonation (pitch and pause patterns in speaking)"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "May, 1958." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: K. W. Hunt, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Philosophy. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Humanities. / Bibliography: leaves 165-170. / Ph.D.

Assim como existem figuras retóricas concernentes ao plano do conteúdo e ao plano da expressão fônico, existem figuras concernentes ao plano da expressão gráfico. Partindo dessa proposição, nesta tese, recolhem-se alguns procedimentos poéticos recorrentes na poesia e que criam sentido visualmente, a fim de verificar se eles podem ser incorporados ao conjunto das figuras retóricas. Para tal, em primeiro lugar, faz-se uma investigação do estatuto da escrita no campo da linguística estrutural, a fim de estabelecer seus princípios e unidades operatórias. Propõe-se então a base da grafemática autônoma. Depois, definem-se as noções retóricas a partir das quais serão constituídas as figuras. Para isso, recuperam-se alguns tratados clássicos gregos, latinos e indianos , e modernos a Retórica geral, do Grupo e finalmente se apresenta a nossa base, da retórica lida à luz das teorias linguísticas modernas. Assim, as unidades definidas na grafemática servem de parâmetros para a constituição de níveis retóricos a fim de elaborarem-se as figuras da escrita, as quais são apresentadas na forma de um catálogo mais adiante. Divididas em quatro níveis: diamerismos, dos traços distintivos; metaplasmos, até as palavras; metataxes, das relações entre as palavras; e tropos, semânticos; essas amostras fornecem indícios de como se poderiam organizar as figuras retóricas do plano da expressão gráfico. Por fim, três poemas são analisados utilizando as propostas teóricas desenvolvidas. / There are rhetorical figures related to the content and phonic expression planes, similarly, there are figures related to the graphic expression plane. Based on this assumption, the following study collected some recurring poetic procedures that create visual meaning as to verify whether they can be incorporated into the set of rhetorical figures. For that end, we first investigate the status of writing in the field of structural linguistics and establish its principles and operative units. After proposing the basis of an autonomous grafematics, we then define the rhetorical concepts for the construction of those rhetorical figures. For this, we work with some classical (Greek, Latin and Indian) and modern (the General Rhetoric of the Groupe ) treatises, and finally, we present the foundation of our rhetorics as seen in the light of modern linguistic theories. Thus, the units set out in the grafematics serve as parameters for building rhetorical levels and are employed to draw up the written figures, which are presented in the form of a catalog. The samples are broken down into four levels: from diamerismos of distinctive features to metaplasmos (words); from metataxes (relation between words) to tropos (semantics); these samples provide evidence of how we could organize the rhetorical figures of the graphic expression. Finally, working with the theoretical framework developed in the thesis, we analyze three poems.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND HUMANITIES. / Vita. / Bibliography: leaves 357-362. / by Hagit Borer. / Ph.D.

Thesis (M.A.)--Montreal, 1960. / Vita. Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.A. (Linguistics))--Mahidol University, 1982.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Clifford A. Hill. Dissertation Committee: Franklin E. Horowitz. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-128).

Thesis (M.A.)--Montreal, 1960. / Vita.

Habilitationsschrift--Universität Regensburg, 1985. / Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-310).