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Peer reviewedGronbeck, Bruce E. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1978
Examines the public discourse surrounding political corruption by arguing that the ritualistic deposition of corrupters is based in a sociolinguistic process of assigning meanings to acts, a dialectical process of contrapositioning competing voices, and a ceremonial process of acting out the drama of purgation before the affected institutions…
Descriptors: Logic, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes, Political Issues
Peer reviewedLake, Randall A. – Communication Monographs, 1986
Examines the challenge posed by the naturalist philosophy of language--the view that the meanings of symbols are fixed by the environment. Compares the naturalist philosophy with that presented in an activist Native American essay that argues for the preservation of traditional native languages. (SRT)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Communication (Thought Transfer), Definitions, Language
