Discourse analysis is a fundamental concern for the study of human communication, accessible through an analysis of language behavior. A theoretic basis is provided for eight variable classes identified by Syntactic Language Computer Analysis (SLCA-111). Numerous empirical studies support its utility as an indicator of perception and cognition. Issues are raised regarding the role of language research in communication. Emphasis is placed on treatment of language as a behavioral indicator of experience, fluctuating as a barometer of social roles, psychological states, communication disorders, and communication mode.We believe that language behavior can best be viewed systemically (Rapaport, 1969) as interdependent with perception and cognition, as a symbolic identifier or marker of discriminable elements and their relations perceived to exist in the real or imaginary environment of a living organism. It may be that language behavior is best conceived as a barometer of experience. Whether language behavior is the effect of cognition or environment is difficult to assess. The complexity of human behavior, and, in particular, language, suggests that causal models may retard rather than advance research (Hawes, 1975). The interactive relations between perception and the cognitive processes of a living organism change as a product of experience, and such changes ought to be "mirrored" in language behavior over a life span. The argument here is for a developmental theory of language behavior, systemically expressed in ways which demonstrate changes in cognitive and perceptual states over time. Such a position differs fundamentally from the static perspective of Chomsky (1975), and methodologically from
This study sought to determine how conflict is managed in voluntary organizations. One-hundred sixty-two subjects, randomly selected from 18 organizations with various missions, were sent a conflict situation and the Organizational Communication Conflict Instrument (OCCI). Results of a three-factor MANOVA show no significant differences in conflict management style attributed to position, sex, or tenure. Significant differences in conflict management style are attributed to content of a conflict situation. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for those working in voluntary organizations.
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