The Use of Words in Context The Vocabulary of Collage Students
The Speech Situation is a term worn with age in the teaching of public speaking in America. That it is comprised of occasion, speaker, and topic is a gross oversimplification. It also includes challenge, anxiety, emotion, fear, responsibility, faults of m
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The Use of Words in Context The Vocabulary of College Students
John W. Black The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
Cleavonne S. Stratton West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania
Alan C. Nichols San Diego State University San Diego, California
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Marian Ausherman Chavez Vista United School District Vista, California
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library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under tide: The Use of words in context. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. VocabuJary. 2. College students- United States- Language. 3. Mro-American college students-Language. 4. Oral communication. 5. English language- Word frequency. 1. Black, John Wilson, 1906. Il. Series. PE1449.U8 1985 428.1 1 024375 85-19437 ISBN 978-1-4899-0535-2 ISBN 978-1-4899-0533-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-0533-8
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The late Sheila Graham Goff was to have been a coauthor. Through this dedication we gratefully acknowledge her enthusiasm for this project and her contributions, especially to Section 5.
FOREWORD
The Speech Situation is a term worn with age in the teaching of public speaking in America. That it is comprised of occasion, speaker, and topic is a gross oversimplification. It also includes challenge, anxiety, emotion, fear, responsibility, faults of memory, and instants of pride. Out of the circumstances arise an increase in heart rate, a change in blood pressure, an abnormal pattern of breathing, a notice
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