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Peer reviewedMoran, Terence P. – College English, 1975
Aspects of the language in the Watergate tapes are examined. (JH)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Democratic Values, Language, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedMoran, Terence P. – College English, 1974
Our linguistic environment is so polluted at every level that meaningless, uncritical pseudocommunication is becoming the preferred norm even among the highly educated. (JH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Commercial Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Descriptive Linguistics
Peer reviewedMoran, Terence P. – College English, 1974
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Discourse Analysis, Language
Peer reviewedMoran, Terence P. – College English, 1975
The Watergate tapes reveal that Nixon and his aides were the prime victims of their own rhetoric in that they began to believe what they tried to sell the public. (JH)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Language, Magnetic Tapes, Persuasive Discourse
Peer reviewedMoran, Terence P. – College English, 1975
The Nixon administration abuses of language during the Watergate cover-up are reviewed. (JH)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Democratic Values, Language, Political Issues
Peer reviewedMoran, Terence P. – College English, 1975
We live in a linguistically-deprived environment, in which the ability to distinguish reality from illusion is vital to survival.
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language, Moral Values, Persuasive Discourse
