Language arts teachers cannot handle the problems of the disadvantaged children of the ghetto because they cannot understand the language of the children well enough to evaluate the abilities of the children or create activities which would improve the quality of language experience for the child. It is possible to provide language arts teachers…

Discussion in this paper is given to some studies and texts devoted to the study of general semantics, which is defined as the study of language operations in real human contexts with emphasis on the human consequences of these operations. Mentioned are (1) books by S. I. Hayakawa, Wendell Johnson, Irving J. Lee, and Stuart Chase; (2) lesson plans…

Several contradictions in the Committee on Public Doublespeak's approach to its work could be resolved if the Committee would adopt George Orwell's views on language. (DD)

Attitudinal aspects of Japanese culture are focused upon in order to examine to what extent and in what ways Japanese character is found among Japanese Americans in Honolulu. Several suggestions are offered as to what constitute good indicators of the extent to which Japanese characteristics are maintained. (Author/GC)

The role of Russian as the language of intercommunication in the ethnically diverse peoples of the Soviet Union is examined. (DE)

Four aspects of the relationship between mathematics and language are examined. (SD)

Two articles address change and conflict concerning the French language. One discusses the comparative roles of English and French at the United Nations office in Geneva; the other is in response to the opinions of Philippe de Saint Robert on the need to protect French from change. (MSE)

An analysis of the institutional context of law suggests that, if legislation is to be both stable and flexible, institutional communicative strategies are required to organize linguistic means to these sociolinguistic ends. The nature of an Act of Parliament is used to illustrate the institutional context of law. (Author/CB)

Presents evidence for a causal relationship between particular sociolinguistic contexts and a direction of language change in morphosyntax by identifying a class of contact languages that are similar. They are similar in that they are 'lower' languages used in multilingual diglossic speech communities that are isolated from the standard and…

Explores the effects of rater's accent and amount of linguistic experience on semantic differential ratings of three varieties of Irish accents: Standard, Rural, and Dublin. (EKN)

Cites examples of current language usage that subordinates females, and contends that everyone is responsible for deleting sexism from oral and written communication. (MH)

People explore their world in many ways: they observe, they read, they ponder, they write, they listen. They also turn to others and intentionally engage them in their own attempts to understand. It is this turning-to-others that is the focus of this book, with reference to children. An act of inquiry is defined in the book as "a language act…

Arguing that language is the foundation of work in Reading Recovery, this article discusses the role of language from several different perspectives. The first section discusses the role of language in literacy learning. The second section deals with the role of language intervention in supporting learning. The role of language in creating…

The National Language Policy is a response to efforts to make English the "official" language of the United States. In 1981, Senator S.I. Hayakawa sponsored a constitutional amendment to make English the official language of the United States, and ever since then, variations on his proposal have been before Congress. This position paper…

This 1995 issue of the "Carolinas Speech Communication Annual" contains the following articles: "Contrast and Complement in Presidential Campaign Communication: Adjusting the Vice Presidential Role in the Clinton-Gore Campaign" (Rob L. Wiley); "Film Critic as Rhetor: Crafting a Fitting Response to Racial Images in 'Places…