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Peer reviewedMcDonald, Bruce – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1980
Discusses the language and behavior patterns of teenagers attending "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Peer reviewedJordan, Dempsey – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1975
Contends that the way in which language is used is symptomatic of conflicts of interest, and thus of secondary importance in explaining irrational and unprogressive behavior. (RB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Peer reviewedMayper, Stuart A. – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1993
Suggests that the form of English called "E-Prime" (which eliminates all forms of the verb "to be") has a certain attraction, but argues that many important uses of the verb "to be" remain in the English language. Provides examples and develops a method of designating the various forms of the verb in terms of the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Patterns
