The structure of any and all written discourse can be described using four basic relationships (those implied by "therefore,""but,""and then," and "and") and three combined relations between sentences and clusters of sentences. (DD)

Discusses redundancy in language and proposes an operational definition which could be used in studying the effects of redundancy on communication between writer and reader. (MKM)

Presents various theories that define the structure of the narrative as a combination of sequences, and as tending to impose order on the universe. (AM)

Demonstrates through an examination of naturally occurring discourse that Wh-Clefts and It-Clefts are not interchangeable; they have highly specialized distributions and functions. (EJS)

A text was presented on three levels with regard to lexical density (LD - the quota of lexical words/total amount of words in a sentence). 132 subjects' comprehension of the text (discourse comprehension) was tested by a knowledge test and by subjective ratings. Results for discourse and single-sentence analysis were discussed as well as…

Attempts to provide increased understanding of the nature and function of mystical preaching as a distinctive form of discourse by investigating the sermons of the medieval German mystic Meister Eckhart (1260-ca. 1327, 1329). (MH)

Explores a type of inference which rests on "rules of communication" as differentiated from inferences resting on logical, semantical, or institutional rules. (MH)

Suggests that citizen band radio communication involving code names and coded language offers an opportunity for participation without personal commitment. (MH)

Considers the impact of commentary on television viewer's perception and appreciation of sports events. (MH)

Reports the development of a Verbal Systems Analysis procedure for investigating significant form in verbal communications through a process which operationalizes two of the central concepts of form in Kenneth Burke's theory of symbolic action. (MH)

Examines Jimmy Carter's addresses to the American people focusing on the symbolic form of his language, the conceptions of the audience, and the ethical dimensions of his words. (MH)

Recounts a seeming "prophecy" made during George Washington's youth by the Reverend Samuel Davies, the prominent Presbyterian proponent of the Great Awakening. Investigates how American eulogists drew upon this "prophecy" to give validity and vitality to George Washington's legend. (MH)