Colleagues,

I have no idea where the following statement by Craig comes from.


>>> Craig Hancock <[log in to unmask]> 05/11/11 9:46 PM >>>
    Karl points out that we can't judge a theory of language on the basis
of its pedagogical utility, but pedagogical utility is very much at
stake here. Can a theory of language (should a theory of language) be
both true and useful? I think it should help us understand the nature
of effective text.

I know of no theory of language which lays out the principles of an "effective text."

Perhaps, Craig would like to share with us what those principles might be.

For example, is Huck Finn an effective text?  Is Hamlet an effective text?  Is the Gettysburg Address an effective text?

If these are "effective texts," what principles, especially with regard to language, do they all appear to have?

Bob Yates, University of Central Missouri

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