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Communication Theory And Interpreters Theatre: Toward A Model For The Form, Gail Dixon '73 May 1973

Communication Theory And Interpreters Theatre: Toward A Model For The Form, Gail Dixon '73

Honors Projects

For too long and for too many people the field of speech
has been characterized by fragmentation of rather than unity
between its various areas of concentration. These areas,
Interpretation, Speech and Hearing Pathology, Rhetoric and
Public Address, Communication Theory, Radio and Television,
and Theatre have developed almost into singular disciplines
in their own rights. However, we cannot deny the vital
interaction which can and does take place within the field
of speech. The Speech Association of America has added the
word Communication to its official name to acknowledge the
growing importance of this interaction of all the disciplines.
Certainly …


A Study Of Selected Vocabulary And Phonetic Speech Patterns Of College Students In Illinois, James R. Osborn '73 May 1973

A Study Of Selected Vocabulary And Phonetic Speech Patterns Of College Students In Illinois, James R. Osborn '73

Honors Projects

In this paper I distinguish dialect boundaries in Illinois simply within the frame of reference of my selected group and compare these results with previously published works (especially those of Northern Illinois). I would also like to find indications of the existence and location of a Nothern Midland-Southern Midland boundary in Illinois.


The Dynamics Of Social Systems, Susan Jane Albery '73 Apr 1973

The Dynamics Of Social Systems, Susan Jane Albery '73

Honors Projects

My intent is to explain the "how" of this framework, not in extensively difficult terms, but as I understand its application. Since I am blessed with very little mathematical bent, acceptance of the part of this which relies on a computer, was for me, a leap of faith. This was not a major problem for me, as I am convinced of the feasability and applicability of this particular mode of study. I ask you to appreciate this acceptance and proceed with me from this point, believing that understanding the innermost technical workings of this method is not integral to understanding …