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Wang, John B. – Selecta, 1985
The ways in which the Chinese have used the homophonic nature of their language to express abstractions in concrete terms, especially to express daily wishes, are described. In Chinese, a value is assigned to an object because the pronunciation of the word for the object brings that implied value to the mind of the listener; for instance, vase in…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Auditory Discrimination, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns
Vetter, Harold J. – 1968
Fourteen papers discuss language behavior in schizophrenia. Provided are an introduction to the phenomena, by H. J. Vetter, and considerations of the following: problems posed by schizophrenic language, by M. Lorenz; the validity of clinical judgments of schizophrenic pathology based on verbal responses to intelligence test items, by N. F. Jones;…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Connected Discourse, Emotional Disturbances