Attempts to prove the existence of semantic atoms from the existence of minimal contrasts (phonologic or semantic). (CHK)

Applies Kenneth Burke's "Five Dogs" segment in "Language as Symbolic Action" to analyze Mother Teresa's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. (MM)

This article identifies five interrelated issues about the concept of disabling language including the evolutionary nature of disabling language and the lack of a database to support changing language patterns. Comparison of word choice in journal titles showed that the use of "disability" as a noun has declined substantially in eight years.…

Definitions of literacy necessarily express a social relationship between self and other, projecting the way literate members of society wish to relate to those considered illiterate. This essay questions current definitions of the "illiterate other". (Author/LHW)

Argues that ascription of meaning should be based on the satisfaction of contextual criteria, following Wittgenstein's concept of meaning as use. Shows how the notion can serve a bridging function between general rules and situated contexts. (MS)

Describes the current use of comparative subordinating conjunctions or coordinators on the basis of data collected from a corpus of one million words of German in print. Revises a number of the grammatical rules regarding the use of these words. (SED)

The purpose of this book is to set forth the elements of English grammar in their relation to thought and the expression of thought. This object has been the guiding principle in the selection of material, in the treatment of forms and constructions, and in the fashioning of the very numerous illustrative exercises. The Introduction explains in…

Authors offer guidelines which may prove useful in bringing the excitement and beauty of language to students. (Authors/CB)

People tailor their language style and word choice to suit a given situation. (CK)

Dicussion of the usage and meaning of new words, and the means by which they are acquired. (DR)

An adequate theory of language must take into consideration various elements of language, both mechanistic and cultural. (AS)

Examines the use and abuse of language by educators. (FL)

A lighthearted look at popular euphemisms and the reasons behind their creation and use. (RL)