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Oxman, Thomas E.; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1988
Free speech of subjects with somatization and paranoia was analyzed to identify and compare self-concept dimensions reflected in their lexical choices. The somatization disorder group conveyed a sense of negativism, distress, and preoccupation with an uncertain self-identity. The paranoid patients portrayed an artificially positive, grandiose…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Emotional Disturbances

Leighton, Christopher M. – Religious Education, 1996
Examines the role of polemical discourse (heated and confrontational arguments often aimed at an opponent) in the early formation of the Christian church. Maintains that these linguistic habits still exert a powerful and often destructive influence. Discusses several biblical stories in terms of polemical discourse and offers alternative…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Christianity, Cultural Interrelationships, Discourse Analysis