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ERIC Number: EJ338702
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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NCTE's First President and the Movement for Language Reform.
Stewart, Donald C.
College English, v48 n5 p444-56 Sep 1986
Examines the opinions of Fred Newton Scott concerning language usage and asserts that Scott was on the side of the scientific descriptive linguists in asserting that questions of usage cannot be legislated. (SRT)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Language Research, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Sex Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Reform; National Council of Teachers of English; Scott (Fred Newton)