Suggests the need for a short non-obscene synonym for the act of sexual intercourse" in college English courses that include literary works in which the sex act is referred to. (Author/SW)

The psycholinguistic experiments reported here lead the author to the conclusion that there is a definite interdependence between semantic values and syntactic functions in the construction of sentences and that a satisfactory interpretation of syntactic encoding demands a consideration of the personality structure of the individual speaker.…

Critical examination of four prescriptive rules taken from current textbooks and reference works used in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. (FWB)

Counselor client congruence does produce significant change in the cognitive area as measured by the Evaluative dimension of the Semantic Differential. However, this change is not necessarily accompanied by commensurate change in noncognitive adjustment as measured by the Dymond Adjustment Index. (Author)

It was determined that suprasegmental features effect the ability of very young children (3 years) to decide whether strings of words are to be treated as sentences or nonsentences, whereas for adults and older children grammatical cues alone suffice. (FWB)

Tests the hypothesis that semantic memory changes with age such that concepts become more strongly associated with their superordinate classes than with their exemplars. The Stroop color-naming technique was employed with 48 children 8 through 12 years of age to measure the degree of semantic activation between concepts in memory. (Author)

Describes technique developed as automatic support to subject heading indexing at BIOSIS based on use of formalized language for semantic representation of biological texts and subject headings. Language structures, experimental results, and analysis of journal/subject heading and author/subject heading correlation data are discussed. References…

Selective auditory attention skills of 21 learning disabled children as compared with the performance of 23 normal achievers (seven- to nine-years-old) were examined. Performance of the LD children was affected more than normal achievers under all distractor conditions. (Author/CL)

The effects of contextual words upon the identification of test words in sentences were studied with 21 hearing impaired children (seven to 12 years old). Significantly more correct discriminations were made on congruous and neutral sentences than on incongruous sentences indicating that hearing impaired children use contextual cues. (Author/SEW)

Points out that language abuses--whether jargon, euphemism, or malapropism--blur the distinction between words. Stresses the need for English instructors that can teach students the grammatical rules and inspire them with a love of language. (MM)

Some grammatical points often left unexplained about the meaning, use, and teaching of these verb forms are outlined and discussed, drawing on textbooks and usage literature. Comparisons are made between the several forms, and traditional grammatical approaches are compared and contrasted. (MSE)

Assumptions about comprehension of utterances are challenged in two experiments using as an example the verb phrase "to do a Richard Nixon on a tape" (i.e., erase it). It is argued that creating meanings, as with this phrase, works differently from selecting senses for utterances and that many require a mixture of the two. (MSE)

Describes the functioning of Murray's Interpersonal Communication Laboratory (first established in 1949) designed to help students internalize the principles of general semantics and apply them to everyday problems in communication. (PD)