Discusses perspectives and approaches that teachers can utilize in demonstrating for students the importance and complexity of ethical decisions in the oral and written composition process. Explores the use of religious, legal, political, dialogical, situational, and human nature perspectives. (Author/GC)

Investigates what differences, if any, exist between the communicative behaviors exhibited by male and female supervisors in organizations. Indicates several dimensions of communicative behavior where differences exist and suggests that female managers supervise more effectively than male managers. (JMF)

The views of Aristotle, Plato and other philosophers toward rhetoric are examined in a plea to elevate rhetoric to a true science. (HTH)

Defines speech melody, with special attention to the distinction between its prosodic and paralinguistic domains. Discusses the role of the prosodic characteristics (stress, center, juncture, pitch direction, pitch height, utterance unit, and utterance group) in producing meaning in speech. (JMF)

Analyzes the argumentative structure of "...ist" accusations and identifies an array of possible responses to them. Suggests some social implications of this form of argument and alternative responses to it. (JMF)

Presents a study to determine characteristic oral and written business communication problems of selected managerial trainees and to assess whether the problems defined by these trainees were those recognized by their immediate supervisors and secretaries. (JMF)

Reports the results of interviews conducted in Sapporo, Japan, an area undergoing rapid urbanization. The study sought to determine the effect of urbanization on degree of intensity of interaction with neighbors, and on the use of honorifics. (Author/AM)

Reviews pertinent developmental and neuropsychological literature and arrives at a hypothesis relating the left brain lateralization of speech to the origin of early naming as part of selective (right-biased) orienting to perceived salience or change. (Author/SS)

An analysis of the mother's speech suggested that her mean length of utterance was unrelated to the infant's age. More object referencing and more directions were given as the child grew older. (Author/DLS)

Examines the understanding of young children and adults of the speaker's use of definite descriptions. Subjects were 64 first and fourth graders and 32 college students. (MP)

Calls for a redefinition of literacy and basics. Acknowledges the expanded classroom and the fact that new partnerships must be established with those who teach beyond the campuses. Educators must acknowledge the communications revolution and help students become more sophisticated as communicators. (JMF)

Includes a summary of measurement in oral communication, the identification of two emerging focuses in measurement, and a description of a measurement strategy. (DD)

Describes how oral stories may form the basis for an approach to the teaching of literature, writing, and language. (DD)

Discusses five studies of early reading which suggest that oral language does not necessarily have to precede reading and that if both are learned at the same time they enrich the child's total language base. (DD)

Examines the use of the word "but" in oral French tape recordings. (AM)