Article reviewed the general meaning of evangelization, especially the evolution of its significance since Vatican 11 and the rise of new forms of social consciousness as well as a response to questions raised by a Bishops' study document on evangelization. (Author/RK)

Examines the ways in which the meanings of words are changed through usage. (RB)

The language of three year old children is examined to discover whether existing classifications of language functions account for all the ways in which language is used. One mode of classification is used to compare the language used by three year olds from different groups. (Editor)

This research was directed toward uncovering and documenting relationships that exist between language and ideology in multilingual subjects. It is reported as a study complete in itself, though it was originally conceived as the first phase of a research effort whose purpose was to demonstrate that the experimental manipulation of belief systems…

Author evaluated the use of dirty words and the cultural burden they help to relieve that exist between men and women. (RK)

Author stressed the need for the rehumanization of vocabulary as well as conceptual framework with regard to using language when referring to education. (Author/RK)

An essay on the Spanish word "vaina," which originally meant "sheath,""scabbard,""pod" or "husk," but which in several Latin American countries now translates as "nuisance," or "bother." (Text is in Spanish.) (CK)

This listing of unusual Spanish proverbs contains words of wisdom on money, doctors, agriculture, students, procrastination, pessimism, war, good and evil, religion, God, and a host of other topics. The topic of each proverb is given in English. (CHK)

The Foochow-English section of the present dictionary lists the Foochow entries in romanized form followed by their Chinese characters and English glosses. The English entries in the English-Foochow section are followed by a notation indicating form class, Foochow gloss in romanized form and Chinese characters, and examples of usage. An…

Ambiguity can be enjoyed in statements without context, in unclear comparisons, in words often confused, and in casual disorders. In spite of the grammarians' efforts to "disambiguate," it is doubtful that any willful act or combination of acts can eliminate ambiguity, since language is a system of symbols which can stand for one thing or another.…

The discussions at a conference on language in the curriculum are presented. The document is divided into five sections: (1) The Conference in Action, (2) Activities in Language, (3) Neglected Viewpoints, (4) Language Study in English Lessons, and (5) Users of Language. A bibliography for language across the curriculum is included. (CK)

Communication solely through language has limitations, but translation of one language into another suffers from even more limitations. This paper explores these limitations, discussing the advantages of graphic symbols, the cultural differences which impede translation, the difficulty of expressing emotion verbally, and the difficulty of…