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Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 46, Number 2

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Front cover and publication information for this issue, including a table of contents.

Definitive Anagrams: Q-R, . Anil

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Continued from and as in February.

Jane Austen's Most Improbable Acrostic, Walt Quader

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No abstract available.

English Words Spelled The Same But Pronounced Differently, James F. Carley

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For many years I have collected about 100 such words.

There are at least two types of homographs. Most frequently encountered are Type 1, in which words of closely related meanings perform as different parts of speech when pronounced differently.

More Ovine Resilience, A. Ross Eckler

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The February 2008 issue of Word Ways presents "Mary Had a Little Lamb" written under a large number of literary constraints.Here are a further number.

Overlaps Part 2, Susan Thorpe

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In the first of the letter overlap arrangements below, the offspring are obtained from the parent word by reading from L to R. However, unlike the L to R arrangements in Overlaps Part 1, the offspring from the end of the parent word >1 precedes the offspring from the beginning of the parent word >. The pairs of offspring form a phrase-like configuration or are related in some way.

Aptonyms, Alain Zalmanski

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No abstract available

Palindrome Aesthetics And Competitions, Mark Saltveit

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A summary of the first annual SymmyS Awards for outstanding palindrome achievement.

Kickshaws, David Morice

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A collection of linguistic kickshaws.

Magic-Spellers, Jeremiah Farrell

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The solution to a puzzle from the February issue.

Johnson Solids, Darryl Francis

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I like lists-in fact, I love lists. I like lists of words, such as the chemical elements, the days of the week, the months of the year, the letters of the Greek alphabet, the countries of the world, US state capitals, Oscar-winning films, the names of the stations on London's Underground railway, the complete discography of Elvis Presley-I could go on. And as many Word Ways readers will be aware, I like transposing items from those lists.

Been There, Pun That! Wordplay In Real-Life Situations, Don Hauptman

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One fine day recently, I spotted in the news a reference to an organization a friend works with. I emailed the item to her along with a note: "Aren't these 'your people'?"

She confirmed my hunch and added that she had passed the information along to her colleagues. I then riposted, "Clearly, you practice the ancient biblical maxim: 'Let thy people know'!"

In two previous Word Ways articles (February 2006 and February 2012), I discussed the art of using puns in everyday situations. Both were festooned with examples from my own experience.

Ohs And Ahs, Steve Kahan

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A collection of alphabetically-arranged letter quartets are offered below, each of which admits a rearrangement that will yield a pair of five-letter words when an "A" and an "O" are inserted in the same location.

Anagram Quiz 10, . Anil

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A quiz.

The Alice Cipher, Ashley Dale

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Lewis Carroll loved ciphers. Between 1858 and 1868 he invented four and recorded them in his diary: two matrix ciphers and two polyalphabetic ciphers: the Telegraph Cipher and the Alphabet Cipher. He submitted the latter two for publication, and personally used them to write letters to his child friends.

Pessimal Spelling Alphabets, Tristan Miller

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A spelling alphabet (also known as a phonetic alphabet or a telephone alphabet) is a set of words which are used to stand for letters of the alphabet; they're typically used when spelling out words over the telephone or in other noisy or low-bandwidth environments.

Punk Whiz 21, . Anil

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A quiz.

Answers And Solutions

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Answers and solutions to the puzzles contained in this issue.

Instructions To Authors

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Instructions to authors and back cover.

Actants, Agents, And Assemblages: Delivery And Writing In An Age Of New Media, Steven Holmes

All Dissertations

This dissertation redefines the rhetorical canon of delivery by drawing on interdisciplinary theories of technology and materiality, including hardware and software studies, assemblage theory, and actor-network theory. Rhetorical theorists and composition scholars have correctly equated the technological medium with delivery, but also have focused exclusively on the circulation of symbolic forces rather than the persuasive agency of technology itself, thus eliding the affordances and constraints posed by technological actors at the non-symbolic levels of hardware, software, protocol, and algorithms. I establish a historical precedent in classical theorists such as Demosthenes, Cicero, and Quintilian that acknowledges their understanding of the role …

Bosnian Immigrants: An Analysis Of The Bosnian Community's Influence On The Cultural Landscape Of Bowling Green, Ky, Nathan Jess Cary

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Diasporas have been occurring for thousands of years, and today globalization has facilitated the quick rate at which diasporas occur on a global scale. Diasporas entail the mass movement of refugees across international borders, and diasporic peoples today now find themselves journeying across oceans and continents to the safety of host cities in a matter of weeks or days. My research analyzes the effects that Bosnian immigrants have had on the cultural landscape of Bowling Green, Kentucky. When people move, they bring their cultures with them, and this type of cultural diffusion impacts the landscape of the host cities. As …

Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivation: Abraham Lincoln As An Adult Learner, Warren Greer

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Over the last two decades, research has identified factors that foster versus undermine human motivation and well being with important implications for learning and performance. Much of the research is concerned with intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and autonomous versus non-autonomous learning environments. The data suggests that learning and performance are often significantly enhanced in autonomy-supportive environments that foster intrinsic motivational perspectives. This study examines the lived experience of Abraham Lincoln in the context of his adult learning motivation, forming a qualitative narrative around his adult educational experiences. It was hypothesized that Abraham Lincoln benefited from learning experiences with high levels …

Gerunding, Ron Singer

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A poem.

Confused Alternades-1, Steve Kahan

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Just to reminisce a bit, and alternade is a word which can be divided into two smaller ones when every other letter is considered.

Colloquy

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A collection of responses to previously published articles.

Pittsburg State University Annual Commencement, May 2013, Pittsburg State University

Commencement, 1903-Present

Program of undergraduate and graduate commencement exercises at Pittsburg State University on May of 2013

Making Good: An Exploratory Study Of The Socialization, Identity, And Sensemaking Of Mission Trip Volunteers, Katelin Frederick

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This research explored how mission trip volunteers assume various roles throughout their volunteer experience. By seeing the various roles that emerge in mission volunteer work, the identities that they construct based upon these roles are revealed. Discovering the ways in which these roles and constructed identities affect the way that mission trip volunteers could potentially help colleges improve their recruitment messages and distinguish themselves from other institutions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain data from the participants, and the data were analyzed through a thematic, constant comparative method. Findings revealed the types of stories heard from other mission trip volunteers …

Perception Of Profanity In Interpersonal Relationships, Ashley Pivaronas, Jessica Benham, Stephanie Melhaff

Communication Studies Student Works

Swearing is a form of language commonly used, yet its use is oftentimes viewed negatively in certain contexts (Johnson & Lewis, 2010). Swearing is an interesting form of expression because it is not a behavior typically taught or encouraged by authority figures (Thelwall, 2008). Hamilton (1989) emphasized the importance of examining the influence of perception of profanity usage by the receiver of the profanity, noting that perceived obscenity can differ from person to person. This study examined how gender and political orientation influence perception of profanity usage. Relationship to the user of the expletive, as well as the specific expletive …

Appalink, Appalachian Studies Association

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No abstract provided.

Designing Asynchronous Online Discussion Environments: Recent Progress And Possible Future Directions, Fei Gao, Tianyi Zhang, Teresa Franklin

Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications

Asynchronous online discussion environments are important platforms to support learning. Research suggests, however, threaded forums, one of the most popular asynchronous discussion environments, do not often foster productive online discussions naturally. This paper explores how certain properties of threaded forums have affected or constrained the quality of discussions, and argues that developing alternative discussion environments is highly needed to offer better support for asynchronous online communication. Using the Productive Discussion Model developed by Gao, Wang & Sun (2009), we analyzed current work on four types of asynchronous discussion environments that have been developed and researched: constrained environments, visualized environments, anchored …