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Peer reviewedWilcox, Sherman – Language & Communication, 1996
Agrees with King's (1994) scenario of language emerging over a continuum with each step requiring an adaptive motivation. The article explores the major themes in King's work, including information donation and acquisition, gesture and information transmission, the evolution of social information transfer, the beginnings of language, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Body Language, Concept Formation, Descriptive Linguistics
Peer reviewedLouie, Ai-Ling – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1993
Examines and reviews eight young adult novels about Asian Americans, focusing on readability and the portrayal of stereotypes. Discussed are story lines, character development, gender roles, and the conclusion that, in all but one novel, Asian Americans are stereotyped as weak and inferior or as sex objects. (49 references/notes) (EA)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescent Literature, Asian Americans, Book Reviews
