Urges the inclusion of the speech to stimulate--"epideictic oratory"--as a standard contest category in tournaments. (PD)

Results of a study which examined inter- and intrarater reliability of the Oral Interview test suggest that communicative tests such as the Oral Interview can be used reliably, in spite of their subjective nature. (EKN)

Reviews Kenneth Pike's tagmemic theory and its application to rhetorical concerns generally. Explains his epistemological assumptions. Presents a model for speech classroom use, which allows rhetors to channel their thought processes consciously and to vary their perspectives in search of a fuller understanding of any subject. (PD)

Includes a listing of 82 theses and dissertations completed from 1975-1982. (PD)

Two experiments are reported in which the presence or absence of silence was found to be a relevant cue for the distinction between affricate and fricative when it occurred in sentence-medial position, but not when it occurred at a sentence boundary. (Author/AMH)

A report of an investigation of conversations involving more than two persons. Two types of illocutionary acts are accounted for: the traditional kind directed at the addressee(s) and another, called an informative, addressed to all participants. Evidence is presented that every illocutionary act is performed by means of an informative. (AMH)

Although scholars from other disciplines currently question the value of the doctoral dissertation, this survey of speech communication Ph.Ds reports generally favorable attitudes toward the dissertation experience. Results indicate that the only area for possible change is the quality and quantity of interaction between candidates and their…

Considers the role of scholars and teachers of speech communication in the humanistic enterprise. (Speech delivered before the Southern Speech Communication Association Convention, Hot Springs, AR, April 8, 1982). (PD)

A new system of video display that uses a computer to translate speech into words shown on a television screen is being tried at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology (New York). (Author/MLF)

Discusses the Ilongots and their attitudes toward speech. Describes speech act theory, while questioning some aspects of it. Shows how the theory applies to Ilongot speech. (EKN)

Stresses the importance of speech communication departments defining their goals for the next five to ten years and then implementing a curriculum to achieve these goals. Suggests investigating the development of new programs in health communication, communication management, public information, or programs for disadvantaged students. (PD)

Index of the "Association for Communication Administration Bulletins" from October 1972 through April 1982. (PD)

Constraint on syntax may be reflected in the transient processing demands of lexical retrieval suggesting syntactic-lexical processing interaction. The syntactic structure of utterances appears sensitive to the accessibility of lexical information with more accessibility occurring earlier in sentences. Models of interactions within a…

Based principally on personal observations and on interviews with journalists and Kennedy staff members, this study analyzes the 1980 Kennedy campaign and focuses on (1) communicative considerations that affected the campaign; (2) stylistic characteristics that exemplified Kennedy's rhetorical problems; and (3) rhetorical highlights of two of his…

A reliable clinical taxonomy of illocutionary acts for young language learning children was determined and the distributions of those illocutionary acts in naturalistic play situations with 12 Down syndrome and nondelayed children (20 to 89 months) and their mothers were examined. (Author)