Young people need a gymnasium for the expression of their passions: Shakespeare provides it. People who do not exercise their feelings cannot develop the strength to exercise their passions, and unexercised passions can seem to atrophy. It is even more likely that unexercised and unexpressed passions leak into pathways of the body chemistry where…

Reports on an examination of the annual reports of more than 250 corporations listed among "Fortune Magazine's" top 500. (TO)

The major question addressed in the present article was whether frequency experienced through a natural language activity, such as reading textual material, influences subsequent verbal discrimination (VD) learning in the same manner as that which has been demonstrated for other types of familiarization, e.g., free-recall learning - Underwood &…

Discusses the role of sexist language in social, political, and economic discrimination toward women. (GB)

Discussed are effects of linguistic conflicts between teachers' or clinicians' use of standard English and students' use of nonstandard English. Use of auditory contrastive analyses is suggested for development of better communication and reduction of the cultural/linguistic barrier. (KW)

A consideration of the usefulness of Bernstein's concepts of restricted" and elaborated" language codes for an enhanced understanding of the relationship which exists between the language of literature and that of the street and the supermarket." (Author/RD)

Discusses the diminishing importance of words in contemporary society. (SW)

Offers tips on mastering the basics of educational jargon and eliminating its use in the school system whenever possible. Includes a list of words and terms and their definitions. (WD)

Describes the characteristics of SPEAKEASY, an interactive computer language, and explains how it can be incorporated and used in information science courses in library schools. General headings include SPEAKEASY descriptions, comparison with other languages, functional usage of SPEAKEASY (text creation, editing, programming), and special…

Advocates a more clearly defined place for literary reading in interdisciplinary studies. Defines "interdisciplinary" as implying dialogues across borders. States that literary study has in the past distinguished itself from the social sciences by allowing more space for the language of texts to "talk back." Discusses a 1925 historical essay, "The…

Demonstrates how differences in the French and British cultures have directly impacted the ways in which financial liabilities can be recognized, measured, and reported, and discusses the necessity of cross-cultural training for international businesspeople even for a field as objective and numerically oriented as accounting. (Auth/JL)

Addresses the issue of code switching in the classroom and analyzes the roles and functions of the first language in the second language class. The observation of intra-sentential code switching shows complex learning ad communicative strategies and emphasizes the need to better understand these strategies and their role in the learning process.…

Reports on a study that investigated the role and status of Xhosa in a prison located in Grahamstown, a large town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Explored the extent to which members of the prison were aware of language policy, especially with regard to the role and status of Xhosa. (Author/VWL)