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Cohen, Michael – Visible Language, 1992
Introduces two systems that increase the information density of textual presentation by reconsidering text as pictures, expanding the range of written expression. Notes that these systems are implemented as computer programs, active filters that represent textual information graphically. (SR)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Graphic Arts, Higher Education, Visual Perception
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Poggenpohl, Sharon Helmer; Winkler, Dietmar R. – Visible Language, 1992
Steps aside from conventional ideas about diagrams to examine how they work. Brings to bear ideas from a perceptual psychologist, a communication theorist, and a philosopher. Introduces the papers in this special issue as diagrams for worldmaking. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Diagrams, Higher Education
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Storkerson, Peter – Visible Language, 1992
Reconsiders the usual typologies of diagram presentations, questioning accepted taxonomies. Examines diagrammatic structures, revealing some hardened categories. Suggests that new discoveries can be made if questions are raised about how information is framed. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Diagrams, Graphic Arts
Mochet, Marie-Anne – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1977
Examines the relationship between the linguistic component and the graphic component of university texts and articles. (AM)
Descriptors: Charts, Diagrams, Graphs, Higher Education
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Greimas, A.-J. – Languages, 1973
Excerpted from a text dealing with narrative semiotics now in preparation. (DD)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Diagrams, Ethnic Origins, Lexicology
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Vedenina, L. G. – Langue Francaise, 1973
Descriptors: Charts, Communication (Thought Transfer), Diagrams, Intonation
Levie, W. Howard; Lentz, Richard – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1982
Reviews results of 55 experiments comparing learning from illustrated text and learning from text alone. Research in closely related fields--nonrepresentational pictures (maps, diagrams, graphic organizers), learner-produced drawings, mental imagery, and oral prose--is also examined, and guidelines for practice are offered. A 160-item reference…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagrams, Graphic Arts, Illustrations
Macdonald-Ross, Michael; Smith, Eleanor B. – 1974
This bibliography is a first edition designed to aid the work of the Textual Communication Research Unit and will be followed by a further edition in two years' time. Sources relevant to textual communication, except those pertaining exclusively to broadcasting or children's texts, are arranged as either pertaining to language or to visual design.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Charts, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Malikouti-Drachman, Angeliki; And Others – 1973
This issue is devoted to first language acquisition. It includes twelve papers concerning: the acquisition of liquids ("1" and "r"); creative errors in the written syntax of deaf children; theoretical and methodological problems in the acquisition of phonology, illustrated from Greek and English: the basis of articulation; the philosophy of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Bibliographies, Charts, Child Language
White, Ronald V. – 1978
Writing exercises used as a means of reinforcing language presented and practiced in the spoken medium should include clear cues for the student that can stimulate and guide the writing of connected sentences. Three principles are suggested as being fundamental to the planning and use of effective exercises: (1) focus throughout should be on the…
Descriptors: Charts, Communication Skills, Cues, Diagrams