Author reacted sharply against language that obscures meaning, dulls our senses, and corrupts our thought. (Author/RK)

The argument of this paper is that Wittgenstein considers many of the uses of language to be tied to the natural world, which exists independently of language. (Author/RK)

Author focused on invented languages in literature. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the etymology as well as the literal and metaphorical meanings of the Spanish adverbs "arriba" and "abajo." (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

Analyzes the circumstrances in which a German verb complex in a sentence can be separated by inserting various syntactic elements. Examples are provided. (Text is in German.) (DS)

A variety of views on the legitimacy of Black English are discussed in terms of how it affects its users, especially in educational settings. (EH)

Discusses colloquialism in conversation and gives a number of examples of colloquial speech. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

A list enumerating the basic rules for the use of the subjunctive in Spanish is provided. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

This paper described five metaphorical constructs which are frequently used, or can be used, in a problem-solving situation. These included metaphors of restoration and unification, creational, journey and nature metaphors. (Author/RK)

Argues that philology, the study of language, can be taught to students only after they have examined the languages of other nations and cues. (RB)

The geolinguistic history of Norden (Scandinavia plus Finland) is reviewed. The shifting political boundaries, particularly of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, have contributed to a complex distribution of language populations that is all the more interesting given the common ancestry of most of the languages involved. The forces of nationalism have…

A classification is proposed to identify in some detail the major varieties of meaning, in order to allow the possibility of excluding from semantics many things which go under the name of meaning. (Author/RM)

Proposes a hypothesis explaining the use of the "simple/progressive" dichotomy in the English verb, based on a semantic analysis and on an understanding of "aspect." (AM)

This article explains the difference between Spanish "que" and "de" as translations of "than.""Que" is used in comparisons involving two different entities, while "de" is required when reference is to a single entity. (CHK)