Tests two hypotheses concerning success in debate: (1) that success would be enhanced by a fast speaking rate, large amounts of evidence, and use of jargon; and (2) that a high correlation exists among these same variables. Neither hypothesis is supported and several explanations are offered. (JMF)

Demonstrates that a more direct cause of verbal slips is occasional noise or interference in the phonological encoding processes, with the associations provided by cognitive states (and verbal context) serving merely as reference information for the semantic phase of prearticulatory editing. Relates this to "Freudian slips." (JMF)

Describes a four-part journal format for use by students in an interpersonal communication course. The four parts are (1) student assessment of skills; (2) goals; (3) strategies for implementation of goals; and (4) review. (JMF)

Identifies factors involved in nonverbal and verbal communicative behaviors which constitute feedback responses. Examines the informational potential of these behaviors in terms of the receivers' perceptions of themselves and the message sender and the effectiveness and efficiency with which receivers respond to a given message. (JMF)

Discusses the problems in teaching parliamentary procedure. Available from American Institute of Parliamentarians, 229 Army Post Road, Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50315; sc $1.25. (JMF)

Text of a speech which affirms that the power of mass media is overrated, that "knowledge is structured in consciousness," and that training in oral communication helps individuals regain control over their communication environment. Available from City News Publishing Co., Box 606, Southhold, NY 11971; sc $1.25. (PD)

Examines the interpretation and application of the Supreme Court's decision in "Brandenburg vs. Ohio" which prohibits states from limiting political speech unless it is directed at inciting imminent lawless action. Presents four patterns in interpretation characterized by immediacy, speaker's intention, advocacy of nonviolent victimless…

Gives a syntactic, semantic, pragmatic, and discourse structure analysis of mothers' speech to children of 1;0, 1;8, 2;3, and 5;0 years, showing that the age of the child to whom mothers were speaking could be predicted very accurately from her speech. The changes in mothers' speech are responses to concurrent changes in children's language…

It is generally assumed, but infrequently documented, that naturally-occurring maternal "packages" of stimulation make a functional difference in the organization of the infant's concurrent social behavior. This study aims to document that these maternal kinesic-rhythmic-facial packages have functional significance for an infant's…

Two studies demonstrated that, by altering parental language strategies in an appropriate manner, it is possible to produce a corresponding improvement in the child's language and that in some cases all that is required is to show parents the stage of language development to work towards. (DLS)

Two investigations, one longitudinal/cross-sectional and naturalistic, and the other quasi-experimental, demonstrated that preschool-age children have the capacity for hypothetical reference but that this capacity operates within certain constraints. (Author/AM)

Investigates the functional nature of the communication process observed in interactions of English-speaking and Japanese-speaking children from the two-word stage onward, with special attention to the given/new contract and pragmatic factors. (Author/AM)

Briefly summarizes the historical development of regional speech communication associations and their influence on the teaching of speech communication in elementary and secondary schools. Highlights opportunities for further advancement of the field. (JMF)

Results suggest that chronological age and maturity affect preferences. The level of communication is critical. Age and, to a lesser degree, facilitation impress female subjects. Males appear more affected by facilitation. (Author)

Presents a study of the effects of the occupation of an individual's personal space on that individual's judgment of the invader when the invader's attitudes are known to the invadee. Also studies the effect of the difficulty of the task on the relationship between spatial orientation and interpersonal attraction. (JMF)