Accession Number:

AD0679579

Title:

INTERPERSONAL VERBS AND INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

ILLINOIS UIV AT URBANA GROUP EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Osgood, Charles E.

Report Date:

1968-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

197.0

Abstract:

The report provides a summary of the research to date on the semantics of interpersonal verbs and the applications of the information obtained to cross-cultural studies of interpersonal norms and behaviors. A theory of interpersonal perception and behavior in relation to the meanings of interpersonal verbs in the language is presented.

Descriptors:

• *CULTURE
• *SEMANTICS
• *SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
• BEHAVIOR
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• HAWAII
• INTERACTIONS
• JAPAN
• REPORTS
• STATE OF THE ART
• THAILAND

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Linguistics
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE