"'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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_257407 |
| Contributors | Peeples, Jane M. (authoraut), Hunt, K. W. (professor directing thesis.), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (iii, 60 leaves), computer, application/pdf |
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