The Effect of Journalism on Modern American Writing
Description:
This paper is an analysis of the relationship between journalism and formal literary usage in America. It is the purpose of this study to define and illustrate characteristics of modern journalese and to make a comparison of standards of correct usage advocated by recent textbooks in English composition and journalism. Particular attention will be given to diction, structure and length of sentences, capitalization, abbreviation, and punctuation. The conclusion will be a brief evaluation of mode…
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Date:
August 1956
Creator:
Estes, Dorothy Southerland
Partner:
UNT Libraries