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…The semiotic tradition in communication theory is the study of signs, and includes how meaning is created and understood. Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist radically changed the way language is studied. He argued that words and other language…

…position through both hereditary right and meritorious behavior. The oldest son of a dead chief was usually given first consideration as a successor. If he was found unfit for office, despite special training, others in family and/or others in the community were…

…changed by the modern technology. <Tab/>Among these situations the lack of communication scared us. It seems ironic, a world which is full of technological ways of communication, the modern man is unable to build emotional contact with the people…

…with the aboriginal communities because he figured that if he was to set up a settlement, he didn't want it to be taken over by natives. Long before, settlements had been destroyed because they were centered around different communities but unintentionally poised…

…After the war, Ho sought for the recognition of an independent DRV. The Allies ignored him because they were more concerned with maintaining good ties with France than supporting his idea of Vietnamese self-determination.2 By 1946, communication between…

…From the Floutings of the Cooperative Principle to Communicative Competence and to the Function of Context in Conversation by It is for a long time that linguists have set great store by the effectiveness of linguistic communication through…

…majority of our growing population. Dennis Raphael's article on "How Economic Inequality Affects the Health of Individuals and Communities" enlightens us on how societies with greater inequality have a common prevalence and association with poor health…

…The US failed to save the South from Communism due to many interconnected reasons. America did not have the ordinary Vietnamese on their side, and like the French and Japanese before, they were seen as 'foreign occupiers'. Furthermore, America faced much…

…dictate how their given countries would be run via the power of the ballot-box. With the 'democratic revolution' however, came the realization that not only had the 50-odd year run of communism taken its toll on Eastern Europe's international standing…

…Introduction Graffiti and vandalism are a major blight on communities. Vandalism can lead to important services, such as public telephones, being damaged so that they don't work, or removed, for example bus shelters, to protect from further harm…