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Kneuper, Charles W. – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1975
Examines the direct and indirect support for the Whorf hypothesis which states that one thinks in a language and that language shapes what one thinks and perceives. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Language Usage, Rhetoric
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McGee, Michael Calvin – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1980
Describes political consciousness in collectivities. Symbolist thought, focused on the idea of "myth," is linked with material thought, focused on the concept of "ideology." Suggests that a description of political consciousness can be constructed from the structures of meaning exhibited by a society's vocabulary of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Usage, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes
Macrae, Don – Canadian Speech Communication Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Theory, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
CORBIN, RICHARD – 1954
DEPENDENCE UPON SYMBOLS HAS LONG BEEN THE MARK OF CIVILIZED MAN. ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF US HAVE LITTLE TROUBLE IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THE REFERENTS OF PHYSICAL SYMBOLS, WE ARE LESS SURE WHEN DEALING WITH THE MORE SUBTLE TYPE OF SYMBOLS CALLED WORDS. WE KNOW THAT A WORD'S MEANING MAY VARY ACCORDING TO SPEAKER, WRITER, LISTENER, READER, OR…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), English, English Instruction
Larson, Charles U. – 1972
The author reports on an investigation of the variations in total verbal output and in verbal variety noted from interview responses of eighteen persons, each involved with a specific issue or topic at one of three levels. He defines the levels as: (1) observer, or someone who is aware of the issue but passive about it; (2) participant, or one who…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Usage, Opinions
Lamb, Barbara – 1971
"What is Language" is a course involving the study of the origin of language, language misconceptions, linguistics, semantics, communication, symbols, persuasion, and word manipulation. With the major concept of how language works in mind, the course includes the following: word order of English sentences; word classes and structure…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content, Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum
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Lake, Randall A. – Communication Monographs, 1986
Examines the challenge posed by the naturalist philosophy of language--the view that the meanings of symbols are fixed by the environment. Compares the naturalist philosophy with that presented in an activist Native American essay that argues for the preservation of traditional native languages. (SRT)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Communication (Thought Transfer), Definitions, Language
Norton, Natalie Joyce – 1973
The purpose of this study was to investigate the symbolic languages of movement and drama in terms of their ability to stimulate and expand the oral communication of children in grade two. Included was a substudy to determine the effect of such a program upon the self-actualization of children in grade two. The oral language was studied…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Drama, Grade 2