The distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is criticized on the ground that both approaches eliminate the individual from consideration and are insensitive to changes in the individual and society. (Author/RM)

Presents a general theoretical model of the psychological mechanism of effective speech to provide the basis on which experimental investigations can be conducted and practical recommendations for the field of mass communication can be carried out. (EJS)

Discusses the labor theory of language, the comparison of language with the realm of material implements. Language is to the mind as an implement is to the hands. (TL)

Discusses the history, nature and current context of diglossia in Greece. (RM)

The new framework no longer holds valid the idea that innovations do not occur in phonology except as a by-product of standardization. New analyses are presented for language standardization. That languages are equally systematic but not equal in function is one point made. (SCC)

This article discusses sentence structure and sentence production as an integral process that reflects the given situation as perceived by the speaker, and not merely as a grammatical combination of words. The role of predicativity in sentence production is outlined. (CLK)

Lecture given at the conference on Gegenwartssprache and Gesellschaft'' (Contemporary Language and Society) at the Evangelische Akademie'' in Loccum, West Germany, February 26-28, 1971. (RS)

This article presents a description of intonation in English in terms of the relationship between the syntactic surface structure of a given sentence and certain distinctive intonative features.

This paper examines language variation in terms of overdetermination and underdetermination of structural information as related to grammatical rules and the structure of social behavior. (CLK)

This article stresses the need for examining the total context of language, including the biological characteristics of the speaker, and anthropological, psychological, geographic, and socioeconomic factors. (CLK)

Summarizes the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis on language and thought process, along with several critical viewpoints. The writings of Koschmieder, Gipper, and Lenneberg, as well as psychological and linguistic aspects of experiments on color differentiation and conditioned response, are discussed. (Text is in German.) (DH)