This paper deals with the tempo aspect of fast speech and the theoretical implications of increase in rate of speech. Constraints unique to fast speech and normal speech are discussed. Reductions and assimilations in fast speech are noted, and points are illustrated with examples from Hebrew. (CHK)

The characteristics of Natalie Sarrault's "Entre la vie et la mort" ("Between Life and Death") that blur the distinction between poetry and prose are examined, including wordplay, phonetic play, and graphic variations. (MSE)

Claims that in metrical prose, rhythm can convey sense or express and underline what a writer is saying, and sound can be exploited to add a strong aural element that provides pleasure to the ears over and above the pleasure given by the sense of story. (SRT)

Suggests that readers participate in literary texts by creating and perceiving voices in the work. (HOD)

A speech visualizer which provides a student with an immediate reinforcement in the form of a visual "feedback" of his own performance is vastly superior to other methods of teaching prosodic elements of speech in a second language, according to experiments carried out at the University of Toronto. (CFM)

Article written in Thai. (HW)

Analyzes the relationship of phonology and orthography to the different systems involved in writing and reading. (Author)

Examines the relationship of filled pauses (e.g. er, ah, um) to the speaker's desire to continue speaking when engaged in a dialogue. The data suggest that filled pauses increase as a result of this desire only during monologues. Table and bibliography. (RW)

Special issue devoted to the second conference on structuro-global-audio-visual methodology, at Mons, Belgium, 1971; text of a talk which formed the basis of discussion during the conference. (VM)

Special issue devoted to the second conference on structuro-global-audio-visual methodology, at Mons, Belgium, 1971. This report constitutes the groundwork for a more detailed study published in its entirety in the Bulletin de l'A.T.A.V.; n1 p1-28 1972 (University of Mons). (VM)

The Latin literature of the Middle Ages is unlimited. One could pursue one kind only for a year. Colleges love it, the students light up, and so does the teacher. (Author)