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Grunig, James E. – Public Relations Review, 1993
Outlines a model shift in public relations between those who use only symbolic activities and those who use substantive behavior. Investigates and deconstructs the meaning of image. Suggests that organizations focus on more precise concepts of symbolic objectives and evaluate their success in achieving them. (HB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Imagery, Models, Organizational Communication
Arnheim, Rudolf – J Typogr Res, 1970
Describes language as a vehicle of thought severely limited by auditory, kinesthetic, and visual images, restricted to linear succession, and precariously linked to meaning by standardized labels. (MB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Imagery, Language Acquisition, Perception
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Krupa, Viktor – Oceanic Linguistics, 1971
Research supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, West Germany. (DD)
Descriptors: Imagery, Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Malayo Polynesian Languages
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Jackson, Joseph P. – Child Development, 1974
Children, aged 5, 8, and 11 years, were tested to assess the conformity of their developing symbolic gestural abilities to imagery processes. Results are discussed in terms of Piaget's conception of stages in imagery development. (ST)
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Imagery
Jaskoski, Helen – 1975
This paper discusses teaching "Black Elk Speaks" in the college classroom and examines how symbolic language is generated in our own experience. An activity is described in which students' dreams were performed in order that the students might better see how the dream functions in "Black Elk Speaks." The activity resulted in a discussion of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Higher Education, Imagery, Language
Bisplinghoff, Gretchen – 1993
An examination of key symbols and structures of the recent film, "Fried Green Tomatoes," reveals the nature of the process of coding representations of the real world and its effects. The movie depicts two parallel stories of female friendship. Changes and development of the characters are primarily portrayed through changes in their…
Descriptors: Change, Coding, Consumer Protection, Females
Griffin, Robert E.; And Others – 1995
The purpose of this study was to measure how well business and professional people from various cultures interpret symbols commonly used in international business presentations. Questionnaires contained 15 black and white symbols, selected from the clip art collection of Harvard Graphics business graphics software. Respondents from the United…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Cultural Influences, Cultural Literacy, Data Interpretation
Worth, Sol – 1968
The process of film making can be thought of as beginning with a person's feeling or concern about something. To communicate this feeling to others, the film maker (sender) must develop an organic unit which will provide a vehicle that can embody the feeling/Story-Organism. The film maker selects and orders a series of signs, images, or events…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Film Production