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DESIGN FOR THINKING, A FIRST BOOK IN SEMANTICS.

UPTON, ALBERT – 1961

THIS BOOK ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE IN HUMAN LIFE EMPHASIZES LEARNING HOW TO CLASSIFY, DEFINE, AND ANALYZE. FOLLOWING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ROOTS OF LANGUAGE, CHAPTERS ON ANALYSIS, MEANING, SIGNS, AMBIGUITY, SEMANTIC GROWTH, AND METAPHOR LEAD TO A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE,…

Descriptors: Classification, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Thinking

The Power of Words: English, Vocabulary.

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Lamb, Barbara – 1971

This course in semantics investigates verbal and nonverbal symbols and their denotations, emotional values, and levels of abstraction in an attempt to open channels of communication between the students and those with whom they communicate. Concepts, ideas, and skills included in the course are as follows: (1) that words are tools to help with the…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Affective Objectives, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content