The clause in Southeastern Tepehuan consists of a predicate, its associated arguments, and other modifying elements. This paper seeks to show the various types of semantic and surface clauses and the relation between them. The semantic clause consists of various semantic components, both nuclear and peripheral, semantic prosodies, and certain…

This article discusses the desirability of advancing problem readers to the meaning-extraction stage of true reading by reading animated captions added to material such as cartoons, pantomime, and silent movies. (RC)

Discusses the varying meanings and etymologies of the following Spanish terms: apurar, mas nada and nada mas, empecinado, refistolero and facistol, botar, and sabroso. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)

Several hypotheses about the nature of word meaning are discussed and discarded in favor of one that treats semantic atoms (distinctive semantic elements) as elemental predicates that can be arranged in any configuration. (Author/KM)

Described a program designed to permit a researcher to access a broad range of semantic data, all keyed to individual English words. (Author/RK)

The substance of this paper consists of discussion of relevant ideas from psycho-linguistic sources, suggestions derived from them for test material for purposes of analysis, the possible application of directed graph theory for analysing the total (T-Q) R unit, and a programme of analysis. (Author/RK)

Several different theories of semiotics and linguistics are examined. (Text is in French.) (PMP)

Author reviewed a challenge by Hollan to his "set/net" distinction. (Author/RK)

The distinction between literal meaning, the domain of semantics, and inferred or implicated meaning, the domain of pragmatics, is examined. Grice's (1975) theory of implicated or conveyed meaning as part of an overall account of cooperative communicative behavior is evaluated. A range of data is presented which challenges Grice's theory.…

This study explores the hypothesis that there is "a positive relationship between an individual's self-concept and his concept of God." The article is followed by a contrary opinion by R. B. Nordberg and by the author's rejoinder. (Author/HMV)

We need a new kind of defense department to protect us from linguistic decay. (JH)

Arguments and examples are given to show that there are neither syntactic nor semantic justifications for a separation of the Spanish subjunctive into two types. (KM)

Suggests that the field of semantics has effectively instructed us not to be manipulated by language but has neglected to emphasize that words do have magical qualities and creative and constructive use can be made of that fact. (TO)

Discusses some of the sexually discriminatory problems encountered and solutions employed by the makers of "The School Dictionary" published in 1972 by the American Heritage Publishing Company. (TO)

Results of several studies of children's definitions of the words "big" and "tall" and "high" are discussed. (ST)