In this article the author attempted to understand the relationship between John B. Watson's personal conflicts with the fundamentalist religious culture in which he was reared and his development of a particular psychological paradigm and experimental practice, the theory and research of behaviorism. (Author/RK)

The subjunctive in English is analyzed, based on plays of Beaumont and Fletcher from the Early New English period. See FL 508 197 for availability. (RM)

The relationship between standard, "correct" French and the spoken language is explored. (PMP)

This article describes research methods involved in compiling a lexicon of terms used in the mining industry. This consisted mainly in contrasting terms found in dictionaries with actual usage in spoken and written language. (Text is in French) (AM)

Article described the conceptual outlook of a great teacher, Jacob Bronowski, who stressed in his new film series how imagination is influential in presenting scientific material for student audiences. (Author/RK)

The author used to teach a core course at Fordham University called "Language and Knowing." It was during an evening meeting of that class early in 1991 that he first heard that "Operation Desert Storm" had begun-by which he means that the United States and its allies started dropping bombs on Iraq and occupied Kuwait in…

A test of linguistic attitudes toward varied dialect patterns. (CH)

Studies the dialect of the frontier area between Uruguay and Brazil and the problems it poses for elementary education. (RB)

Reviews articles by Allen Walker Read and Merriam-Webster's Editor-in-Chief Gove on dictionaries. Problems discussed are boundaries of the lexicon, regional usage, commercial dictionaries, ordering of lexemes, establishing meaning, providing grammatical information, semantics, and editorial bias. (MSE)

Discusses the stratification and specialization of common language into sublanguages for various spheres of activity and the introduction of the sublanguages into different language boundaries. (CK)

This book contains 25 essays about English words, and how they are defined, valued, and discussed. The book is divided into four sections. The first section, "Language Lore," examines some of the myths and misconceptions that affect attitudes toward language--and towards English in particular. The second section, "Language…

Evaluating the progress of counselor trainees is not a periodic activity for supervisors, but rather an on-going process that is required in order to provide the trainee with appropriate feedback and a plan for future training experiences. This study is a continuation of a program of research examining the supervision and developmental process of…

Intended for university students and scholars with an interest in modern English grammar, this book investigates problems which have all been widely debated. The discussion, based on British rather than American English, is kept as non-technical as possible, and apart from ordinary grammatical terminology no previous knowledge is required. The…

A study examined changes in the treatment of women's issues and feminism from 1975 to 1985--the United Nations (UN) designated "Women's Decade"--by two nationally circulated newspapers. The purpose was to find out how much and what kind of news was reported during the three UN World conferences for women held in 1975, 1980, and 1985;…