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Knapp, Mark L.; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1986
Indicates that, of the 11 types of regrettable messages that people reported, most (1) were said to those with whom they had a close relationship, (2) resulted from unchecked drives or feelings, and (3) were recognized and regretted immediately. (JD)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
Hunter, Madeline – Childhood Educ, 1969
Explains elements of helping children communicate: (1) recognize the need for child sending a message, (2) help him to put the message into language, (3) allow transmission of the message, and (4) decode the message. (DR)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Concept Formation
Legrand-Gelber, Regine – Linguistique, 1975
This article discusses communication as a subject of psycholinguistic study, with reference to amnesiacal aphasia. The aphasic's problem is presented as a rupture of the communicative act, on the linguistic as well as on the extra-linguistic level. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Problems, Expressive Language, Language Handicaps
Ting-Toomey, Stella – 1982
A study analyzed the verbal interactions of married couples in high, moderate, and low marital satisfaction groups to determine whether (1) the interaction processes within the three satisfaction groups differed and (2) there were different communication patterns that characterized the interaction processes of the groups. Subjects were 34 young…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Benjamin, Robert L. – 1970
This book explores the workings of language, explains the operation of language as a coherent system, and examines instances of effective as well as ineffective communication. Chapters deal with (1) a "meaning" approach to language and the relation of semantics to the communicator, (2) how language works and what makes it work, (3) how language…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Instruction, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Condon, E. C., Ed.; Freundlich, Joyce – 1973
Verbal and nonverbal patterns of communication found in the black community are discussed in this paper. They have been selected on the basis of their potential as interference factors in intergroup communication. A section on black language describes and explains the following categories: rapping, running it down, jiving, shucking, copping a…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness
Gerken, Kathryn Clark; Deichmann, John W. – 1976
This study investigated the relationship of dialect and race of five and six-year old boys to a listener's ability to report the oral response of boys to ten vocabulary items from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). A group of 20 black and 20 white college students viewed videotapes of eight first grade boys who represented four…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Black Dialects, College Students, Communication Problems