Some sociological and linguistic observations on the attempts to invent feminine forms for titles in business and professional life, always an awkward procedure and one that sometimes produces ludicrous forms such as police-person. A growing tendency to attach the word "feminin" to the title is accepted. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Discusses findings which suggest that frequency adverbs do affect the perceived aggresiveness of sentences at most levels of verbal aggression. (MH)

Presents the theoretical and methodological bases of a study designed to test the validity of Bernstein's theories on the role of language in school segregation. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

Despite the removal of the native English-speaking elite from their position of power in the Liberian social structure, English continues as the language of prestige and socioeconomic advancement. The continued strong role and use of English in Liberia demonstrates the importance of the spread of Western-based cultural values. (Author/DJD)

Not all of those teaching the humanities agree on a common agenda for the future, with traditional categories of instruction being encroached upon by new areas of scholarship. In the humanities, authority will no longer rest in the content of traditional texts, but in the activity of interpreting texts. (MSE)

Proposes three basic orientations toward language and its role in society: language-as-problem, language-as-right, and language-as-resource. Considers bilingual education in framework of these orientations. Sees the development and elaboration of a language-resource orientation as important for the integration of bilingual education into a…

Describes techniques for using citizens band radio to study language, communication, and culture in the high-school English classroom. (DD)

Article reviews Piaget's views on language and explains why he is not more concerned with this than he is. (AM)

While societies and their languages continually change in response to internal and external circumstances, there are proactive measures that can be implemented to either maintain the particular direction in which that language is moving or to reverse it. Parents and educators can effectuate positive change, individually and collectively. Some…

This book traces the development of speech from a time when the spiritual roots of words were still experienced, down to the present day when words are in danger of being little else than 'bits' of information. The book illustrates the origins of everyday words and names and traces the use of words through history. It shows how certain sounds…

This book relates several case studies of language acquisition--for example, chimpanzees "learning" to speak at a higher level than so-called 'wolf' children and a father and mother who, against the advice of professionals, force their way into the closed world of an autistic son--to examine the threshold of language, that point…

This book is a discussion of teaching as learning--rooted in the author's personal history as a teacher and learner, and offered as one story among many to help other teachers ask questions about their own practice. The book is not intended to be a manual or a step-by-step guide for use in the classroom. Instead, it emphasizes the triumphs that…

Issues in the study of bilingualism and multilingualism in India and Pakistan are examined, including the delineation of linguistic boundaries, defining a society that is multicultural and yet has developed a "communication ethos" based on a core of common experience, the difficulty in interpreting language role and defining language…

The author urges that American educators abandon the "melting pot" and "cold turkey" philosophies of the past and accept the notion of cultural pluralism and democratic education as their new creed. (HMD)

Paper presented at the State Conference of the Modern Language Teachers' Association of Queensland, Australia, August 1973. (HW)