Pragmatics is the theory of utterance interpretation, as contrasted with sentence interpretation, involving a variety of tasks: disambiguation, reference assignment, resolution of vaguenesses or indeterminacies, restoration of missing or ellipsed material, and recovery of the speaker's attitude and the effects of stylistic variation. The most…

The paper examines deaf people as a minority group from a community and cultural perspective. The nature and evaluation of the deaf community are considered, and four basic avenues to membership are noted: audiological, political, linguistic, and social. Distinctive features of the deaf culture are described, including its value system which…

The argument of this paper is that universities are not politically neutral and cannot become so, and if this argument can be sustained it should be evident that arguments about whether or not they ought to be neutral are utterly mistaken. (Editor)

A taxonomy and ethnographic description of terminology for diseases in Bono as presented in various studies. Divisions are drawn on 13 levels between those disease spiritually caused or naturally caused, contagious and non-contagious, those which will result in death and those which do not, etc. (SC)

CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, OR EDUCATIONAL IMPOVERISHMENT ARE HINDERED IN THEIR ABILITY TO DEVELOP PROPERLY. ONE APPROACH, TO CORRECT DISABILITIES AND FACILITATE INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, IS TO START INSTRUCTION AT AN EARLIER AGE THAN THAT OF KINDERGARTEN. IN THE PRESCHOOL CLASSES, THE CHILDREN WOULD RECEIVE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL…

A rhetorical work functions to produce action in the world and is controlled by the rhetorical situation which generates it. This rhetorical situation is comprised of any combination of persons, events, objects, and relations which requires rhetorical response. The three major constituents of any rhetorical situation are exigence, a condition…

The product of nearly 20 years of preparation, this volume is based largely on Sir James Redhouse's publication of 1890, most recently reissued in 1923. The compilers' intention has been to include every word, and as nearly as possible every set phrase or locution, that has been used in standard Turkish as spoken within the geographical area now…

This book contends that we create the world we perceive because we select and edit reality to conform to our beliefs; that our cultural mind has come to a point where the dissonance between reality and false beliefs is so great that it is impossible to avoid the awareness that the world no longer makes sense; and that only once this awareness…

Shows how the subject-object interaction of the dialectical model elucidates the interdependence of moral judgments and self-esteem. Suggests that both the effects of cultural and historical contexts on individual moral development and the effects of individual moral development on the family and society should be recognized. (JMB)

Integration into a society made for and by men, in which all his activities are meaningful, is animation's ultimate goal. "Animation", the title of the Council for Cultural Cooperation's socio-cultural development project, is described along with the policy necessary to implement it. This includes the role of the animateur, who would…

Explores the literature of corporate culture and relates this concept to continuing education in institutions of higher education. Discusses three ideas: (1) elements of corporate culture, (2) application of the model to adult education institutions, and (3) definition of compatible culture. (CH)

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has just completed four years of surveying, documenting, and reporting on the folk customs and crafts of the Pinelands National Reserve. The project was designed to assist the Pinelands Commission in shaping policies for reserve land use and development. (MLW)

Examines the linkage of spirituality, justice, and cultural evangelization by (1) reviewing the recent efforts to construct a societal spirituality; (2) presenting a theological reflection on these efforts using models; and (3) discussing the implications for religious education. (GEA)

Analyzes an illustration for an old Chinese riddle tale drawn by Peter Sis for "Stories to Solve: Folktales around the World." (NKA)