| Abstract: | Author's note: In the context of the conference I decided not to dot the t's and cross the t's of its proceedings but rather to select several themes of general relevance which were not likely to have been fully explored by the various commissions. There were (a) the models of language use - message making, (b) the speaker and his messages, and (c) some social aspects of the writer and his messages. I also tried to refer to as much relevant work in the field as possible, not I hope in the vain attempt to display scholarly erudition, but because I know many teachers in the audience wished to follow up the work of the conference . |
