To investigate the semantic organization of bilinguals, multi-dimensional scaling was applied to a series of direct pair comparisons among a group of symbols from both languages. Results indicate that semantic content is the primary determinant of the bilingual's semantic structure. (Author/AM)

Examines the legal conditions that govern the usage of French and English in Quebec, and the political and social factors that encourage the use of English. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

Portions of the law designed to ensure the pre-eminence of French in Quebec are presented. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

Discusses the change in the use of the address form "Frau" in German caused by the change in the social roles of women. (TL)

Though social change toward equal opportunity for the sexes requires many individuals to make certain adjustments, it need not follow that woman's gain is man's loss. (Editor)

A study of four classes of binomial phrases in French and English; expression of quantity, genitives, nominalization and characterization. By comparing English and French definiteness and determination markers, a set of equivalencies for each of the two noun markers is established, and a limited set of rules is provided. (AMH)

Analyzes the evils of political and commercial doublespeak and contends that they can be alleviated by the truth of good literature. (DD)

Argues that all rhetoric has an ethical dimension and analyzes legal arguments using criteria for "universal" argumentation from C. Perelman. Suggests: (1) practical success can result from universal argumentation; (2) specificity of the law, precedent, and legal status of conflicting values affect preferences for arguments; and (3)…

Examines the changes in French vocabulary due to technological advancement and the need for new terminology to accommodate those changes. The origins of common neologisms and their relationship to English are explored and the pervasive use of acronyms, suffixes, and prefixes is described. (MSE)

Argues that English has no future tense, but instead uses the modals "will" or "shall" or "be going to" to indicate a futurity that is an expression of present or past intention, prediction, or expectation. Suggests the myth of future tense provides a false sense of certitude about the future equivalent to the certitude about the past and present.…

Responds to an article by Lauver, Holiman, and Kazama (1982) in which the authors decry the use of the "rhetoric of warfare" as a metaphor for counseling process. Reiterates the power of symbolism and the importance of the considered use of language, drawing support from linguistic theory. (BH)

Argues that pragmatics should expand its research interest to include not only the study of how speakers perform speech acts but also the investigation of instances where they decide not to perform them, referred to as the "opting out" choice. (CB)

Investigates language-normal one-year-olds' (N=14) and language-impaired two- and three-year-olds' (N=10) acquisition of words referring to three types of action. Findings revealed that, although both groups produced few of the words, the language-normal subjects comprehended the different types of action, whereas the impaired subjects did not.…

Considers children's understanding and use of contrast in language, including discussion of the role contrast plays in adult speech, the kinds of contrast commonly exemplified, and possible tests for sameness or difference of meaning. (CB)

Examines the age at which and the form in which children produce speech acts which commit them to a future action. Results revealed that all of the four- to 11-year-olds produced directive speech acts, but only the older children used the explicit performative verb "promise" to reassure the hearer of their commitment. (Author/CB)