Lesa Beth Dill


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Publications

Language and Linguistics

"Syntactic Considerations of the Preposition as a Semantic Unit."SoutheasternConference on Linguistics Review, 14 (1991), pp.113-126.

"Cultural Literacy:Some Semantic and Metasemantic Considerations." KentuckyEnglish Bulletin, 38 (Winter 1989), pp. 36-47.

With Rosa Steinbrecher.Review of From Writing to Composition: An Introductory Composition Course for Students of English.Kentucky T.E.S.O.L Newsletter, 10 (June 1988), p. 6.

Assisted in Collection of New Words for John and Adele Algeo's Regular 

Column,"Among the New Words."American Speech(1988-1990).

Letter Related to Linguistics and Language Evolution--Natural History (October 1988), p.4.

"Some Suggestions on Teaching Writing to Non-Natives."Notes on Teaching English (Publication of the Georgia-South Carolina Conference on English), 14 (December 1986), pp. 9-10.

Literature

Article on the works of Clive Barker (pp. 85-87). In Beacham's Popular Fiction 1991 Update.Beacham, 1991.

Article on the works of William Goldman (pp. 528-532). In Beacham's Popular Fiction 1991 Update.Beacham, 1991.

Article on the works of Peter Taylor (pp. 1179-1183).In Beacham's Popular Fiction 1991 Update.Beacham, 1991.

Article on the works of Carlos Fuentes (pp. 459-564). In Beacham's Popular Fiction 1991 Update.Beacham, 1991.

Article on the works of Ken Follett (pp. 441-443).In Beacham's Popular Fiction 1991 Update. Beacham, 1991. 

Article on the works of Phyllis Whitney (pp. 699-702). In Young Adult Fiction.St. James, 1993. 

Article on the works of Isaac Asimov (pp. 29-38).In Young Adult Fiction.St. James, 1993. 

Article on the works of Peter Beagle (pp. 51-52). In Young Adult Fiction.St. James, 1993. 

Article on the works of Richard Adams (pp. 1-2). In Young Adult Fiction.St. James, 1993. 

Article on the works of V.C. Andrews (pp.15-16). In Young Adult Fiction.St. James, 1993. 

Article on the works Piers Anthony (pp. 19-21). In Young Adult Fiction.St. James, 1993. 

Biology
"Preparation and Properties of Soybean DNA Polymerase-Beta." Valgene Dunham and Lesa Dill.Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Vol. LVIII, p.89. 1996.
With Valgene L. Dunham."DNA Replication in Plants: A Review."Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 53 (1992), pp. 51-61.
With Valgene L. Dunham."Undergraduate Biotechnology Education in the UnitedStates."Biotechnology Education 3 (1992), pp. 120-123.

Pedagogy

"On the Other Side of the Lectern--Again."Perspectives on the Teacher as Learner. Bulletin of the Center for Teaching and Learning.Western Kentucky University.Spring 1995.

Reviews

Paid review of manuscript for LeHigh Press.Emerson and Science.1997.

Paid review of manuscript for LeHigh Press.Technoevangelism.1998.

Review of article submitted for publication in JAEPL on medical students' reactions to literature as a vehicle for learning about patient reaction and doctor's assumptions. 1999.