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Peer reviewedMcCorkle, DeAnn O. Dawes – Communication Quarterly, 1978
Analyzes, from a French historical and political perspective, the nationally televised speeches of President Charles DeGaulle between 1958-69 and cites the emotional appeals he used in his attempts to restore dignity and grandeur to the French nation. (MH)
Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Oral History, Political Influences
Peer reviewedRosenfield, Lawrence W. – Communication Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Political Issues
Peer reviewedDenton, Robert E., Jr. – Communication Quarterly, 1980
Examines the effectiveness of slogans based on the symbolic nature of human beings and then identifies the functions and characteristics of slogans as they are used in movements and campaigns. Provides a classification system to view the slogan as a rhetorical device and social symbol. (JMF)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Literary Devices, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedBruner, Michael S. – Communication Quarterly, 1989
Examines samples from public discourse during the period 1961-1989, which reveal several different symbolic uses of the Berlin Wall. Suggests these differences reflect the never-completed struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Peace
Peer reviewedGustainis, J. Justin; Hahn, Dan F. – Communication Quarterly, 1988
Claims that Vietnam War protestors were not instrumental in bringing it to an end. Contends that their rhetorical strategies may have actually harmed their cause, and that Middle Americans only became disenchanted when the oft-promised victory in Vietnam proved elusive and the casualties began to mount. (MS)
Descriptors: Activism, Audience Analysis, Capitalism, Civil Disobedience
