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Signaling Emphasis and Emotion in English Writing

The Old Style of Punctuation in English: What Has Changed Over the Past Century?

The Commas of the U.S. Second Amendment

Conveying Intonation in English and Turkish Writing

Imperative Sentences in English: From Direct Orders to Suggestions to Polite Requests

Imperative Sentences in Turkish: From Direct Orders to Suggestions to Polite Requests

Subordination in English: Relative Clauses

How French (and Not English) Continues Shaping Turkish Writing

French and English Styles and Punctuation Patterns: Information Flow, Fronting & Postponing

British English and American English: The Use of Quotation Marks

British English and American English: The Use of Abbreviations

Comparing French and English Styles and Punctuation Patterns: Parallel, Successive Items in a Series

French and English Styles and Punctuation Patterns: A Few Style Remarks

Intonation Contours and Punctuation Patterns in English and Turkish: Comma & Appositional Intonation

The Magic of Information Flow: Shifting Stress in Speech and Writing

The Use of Fronting in English Sentences

Clefting in English, or “What the Point Is... Is That…” vs. “The Point Is.. Is That…”?

How to Write Better (in Any Language): The Universal Principles of Information Structure

Comparing English and Turkish Sentence Classifications

The TDK’s Punctuation Guidelines… Don’t Always Make Sense