For decades there have been linguists who proclaimed the significant role of kinesic expression in carrying the meaning of spoken language (e.g. Efron, 1941; Birdwhistell, 1952; Kendon, 1972). Drawing on such studies, there have also been pioneer studies of gesture in second language learning and use (McNeill, 1992; Gullberg, 1998, 2006), and…

Article evaluated some of the metaphors President Ford has used in his speeches and suggested that if they were more practical he might have more success communicating his messages. (RK)

Attacks the spurious use of Freudian terminology in amateur Freudian literary scholarship. (CK)

Examines the semantics of functional language and discusses the role of linguistics in describing language needs and function. (AM)

An hypothesis is proposed to explain the differences between the Russian conjunctions "no" and "odnako." Nine short passages are discussed to illustrate their usage. (RM)

Claims that writing theorist James Britton is unsuccessful at linking (and restricting) writing in the "spectator role" to the forming of "verbal objects." Argues for a broader view of the spectator role. (MS)

Replies to Gareth Morgan's critique ("Administrative Science Quarterly," 28) on the use of tropes and metaphors in administrative theory and research. (JW)

This article focuses on two types of herogenousness of grammatical structures in French. The first type concerns all of the sectors of the French grammatical system that have given place during their history to fluctuations in the usage and about which "remarquers" and grammarians multiplied their opinions and prescriptions. It is…

This article deals with denominal adjectives, also referred to by linguists as pseudo-adjectives or non-predicating adjectives. These adjectives are seldom used predicatively. This article explores the mechanism of this syntactical constraint. Examples of non-predicating adjectives that do not respect this syntactic constraint are analyzed. It is…

The word "like" has acquired some newly grammaticalized uses, notably those of a discourse marker and a quotative complementizer. Although these uses have been highly stigmatized by normativist grammarians, they nevertheless occur with high frequency in naturally-occurring discourse and have attracted the attention of several studies. This article…

The author reviews tri-ad language models and suggests that they are not sufficient in describing language use. He introduces a six component language model adopted from the model originally intended for persuasive oratory. (MS)

Discusses the encroachment of English into the German language. (EKN)

Compares the "Oxford American Dictionary" with the "American Heritage Dictionary." Examines the dictionaries' differences in philosophies of language, introductory essays, and usage notes. Concludes that the "Oxford American Dictionary" is too conservative, paternalistic, and dogmatic for the 1980s. (DMM)

Presents a humorous review of educational jargon. (RL)