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ERIC #:EJ284430
Title:The Smell of the Lamp: Bad Writing in the Behavioural Sciences.
Authors:Harley, John K.
Descriptors:Behavioral Sciences; Educational Environment; Grammar; Language Standardization; Language Styles; Language Usage; Rhetoric; Standards; Syntax; Vocabulary; Writing (Composition); Writing Skills
Source:Canadian Journal of Education, v8 n3 p245-62 Sum 1983
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Publication Date:1983-00-00
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Abstract:Poor writing style among academics, particulary those in the behavioral sciences, stems from a lack of linguistic sophistication, the linguistic customs of academia, and the linguistic customs of the behavioral science disciplines. The article offers remedies for errors in each category. (SB)
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Languages:English
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