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Littell, Joseph Fletcher, Ed. – 1972
A collection of articles from "The Language of Man" series is presented which describe the ways in which we think and act. The articles deal with semantics, the language of advertising, language and race, and language and politics; they are augmented by humorous features, examples from real life, and graphics. The style is informal. The book is…
Descriptors: English Education, Expressive Language, Language, Language Arts
Littell, Joseph Fletcher, Ed. – 1971
This textbook, part of "The Language of Man" series, has two sections. The first section on dialects of English tells what dialects are and details the speech patterns of Kentucky, the Pennsylvania Dutch, Yiddish, and pidgin English. The second section discusses levels of language such as informal, formal, and technical language, slang, jargon,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialects, English Education, Language
Littell, Joseph Fletcher, Ed. – 1971
This textbook, book 6 of "The Language of Man" series, covers semantics, the language of politics, language and race, the language of advertising, and the origins and growth of the English language. The material analyzed comes from many sources (advertisements, newspaper articles, poems, parodies) and attempts to demonstrate the effect of the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, English Education
Littell, Joseph Fletcher, Ed. – 1971
Book 4 of "The Language of Man" series contains articles which deal with semantics, levels of language (including informal, formal and technical language, jargon, and gobbledygook), the hidden persuaders (advertising of merchandise and political candidates), and communications of the future (including the computer and other mass media now being…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Computers
Littell, Joseph Fletcher, Ed. – 1972
Book 3 from "The Language of Man" textbook series contains four sections, each of which includes several articles. The articles cover semantics, use of the dictionary and encyclopedia, use of figurative language, and coping with the mass media. The sections are augmented with humorous features, examples from real life, and graphics. The style is…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Thinking, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
Littell, Joseph Fletcher, Ed. – 1972
This textbook part of "The Language of Man" series, is intended for use in grade 11 and above. Its four sections, each of which contains several articles, deal with body language, developing vocabulary, the dialects of English (including features on New England, Midwestern, and Southern speech, Yiddish, Kentucky speech, the talk of the…
Descriptors: Body Language, Commercial Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Thinking
