Examines 11 types of uses of the English word "with," demonstrating that speakers who use the word have an implicit knowledge of its multiple meanings and uses, which far exceeds their explicit knowledge of the word. (CB)

Assessed effects of mother tongue and second tongue on affective experience of 80 English-Spanish and Spanish-English coordinate bilinguals. Both groups answered with significantly greater effect in the Spanish language condition, regardless of mother tongue, and they differed in levels of anxiety and depression depending on which language they…

This study investigated prekindergarten children's uses of written language within the context of their symbolic play. (PCB)

Examines how consumers, corporate bodies, and employees communicate about quality. Presents eight summary statements about quality based on descriptions, derived definitions, and interpretations given by consumers, corporate histories, and personnel employed in a variety of corporate settings. (MM)

Examines city government managers' metaphorical language, documenting differences in number, type, intensity, and imagery of metaphors used. Identifies several organizational metaphor categories. Suggests that members of an organization share metaphorical meanings, and that there is an association between managers' metaphor use and subordinates'…

Discusses the meaning of "Good English," the distinction between functional efficacy and aesthetic value, and why teachers teach writing. (JAD)

Claims that jargon, euphemism, and cliche are becoming the most popular forms of "non-expression." Asserts that this specialized "non-speak" threatens honesty in communication. (MM)

This report focuses on the situation of the German language in North Carolina. It is shown that, contrary to frequently held opinions, the maintenance weakness of German does not hold true among more recently established German communities. (20 references) (JL)

Examines recent lexical innovations in Nigerian English, focusing on loanshifts, ellipses, conversions, translation equivalents, analogical creations, and coinages. Various examples of each phenomenon are presented. (Contains three references.) (MDM)

Discusses anxiety over the ethical implications of technical communication, including concerns that technical communication is "coercive." States that the centerpiece of essays that define technical communication as rhetoric attack the alleged objectivity of technical communication. Concludes that academics should help democratize…

Language maintenance remains either passive, with no overt efforts at preservation or active with language planning. Models for language maintenance are reviewed along with language reinforcement efforts. An annotated bibliography is included. (Contains 43 references.) (LB)

This quantitative, diachronic study of the object markers "ba" and "jiang" in Mandarin Chinese challenges the view that these markers have undergone the same process of grammaticalization and have acquired the same function over time. Evidence is provided that shows that, in texts where both are used, each has its own distinctive functions. (36…

Investigates place references in synchronous computer-mediated conversation, revealing two uses of place deixis: one for the user's physical location and one for "location" in the virtual space of the computer network. (SR)

Notes that the practice of borrowing kinship terms to address people outside the extended Chinese families, heavily reflected in modern Chinese fiction, causes much difficulty for the English translator. Reviews common translation approaches to such culture-related problems and possible distortions resulting from such practices. (NKA)

Seymour Chatman's kernel/satellite theory is used to analyze the plot of John Galsworthy's short story, "The Japanese Quince." The theory considers the distinction between major events (kernels) and the minor supplementary ones (satellites) in a narrative as an easily proven psychological reality. (six references) (LB)