@mastersthesis{Payette3,
  author = "Julie Payette",
  title = "Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instruction in Syntactic Style",
  school = "Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto",
  month = "October",
  year = "1990",
  note = "Published as technical report CSRI-247",
  abstract = "<P>Writing with style is a skill that can be perfected through practice
              and experience. Yet before a writer's style is allowed to flourish and
              flow freely, the writer must be taught the principles and conventions
              of the language, beyond those of grammar, that contribute to stylistic
              effectiveness.</p>
              <P>
              This thesis describes a computer-assisted language instruction system
              that is meant to assist language instructors in teaching principles of
              syntactic style to students of English. Based on artificial
              intelligence techniques in natural language processing and specifically
              developed for stylistic instruction, the system, named STASEL for
              Stylistic Treatment at the SEntence Level, analyzes free-form input
              sentences interactively.  STASEL's stylistic processing capabilities
              reside in two separate modules:  a syntactic style analyzer (SSA)
              module that detects stylistic problems in diction, usage, and
              sentence structure, and a goal-directed style analyzer (GSA) module
              that determines the structural clarity of the input.  The system
              summarizes its findings in a structured output message that provides
              instructional feedback.</p>
              <P>
              STASEL is implemented in Prolog and several ouput examples generated by
              the system have been included in the thesis.</p>
              <P>
              An important contribution of STASEL is its ability to provide stylistic
              guidance according to the specific writing goals of clarity and
              conciseness. In an attempt to remedy some of the deficiencies of
              existing instructional software, STASEL's design lays the groundwork
              for the creation of intelligent tutoring systems for teaching writing.</p>"
}