John Waite Bowers
Biographic Data
| ID | 649898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Waite Bowers |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Waite |
| FAMILY NAME | Bowers |
| SIGNATURE | BOWERS J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 151 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Old Eyes Take a New Look at Bradac's Favorite Variables
A reexamination and reevaluation of an earlier theory proposed by Bradac, Bowers, and Courtright contributes to Bradac's reputation and development as a researcher and theorist. The reexamination suggests that a paradigm different from the strictly scientific one applied in the earlier work may lead to additional insights
Facework Solidarity, Approbation, and Tact
This study extended Brown and Levinson's model of politeness in order to explain more complicated forms of interaction and proposed three different types of facework: solidarity, approbation, and tact. The effects of three social factors—relational intimacy, power difference, and the right to perform a given act in a given situation—on the three types of facework were examined. Relational intimacy was the strongest positive predictor of facework.…
Dating "A Figure of Thought"
(1990). Dating 'A Figure of Thought' Metaphor and Symbolic Activity: Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 249-250
Does a duck have antlers? Some pragmatics of “transparent questions”
This study tested experimentally certain pragmatic consequences of questions like “Is the Pope Catholic” and “Is the Pope Presbyterian.” Results indicate that such questions are interpreted transparently, so that the answer to the original question asked is taken to be the same as the obvious answer to the existentially unrelated question. Variations in the syntactic/semantic form of such questions and in the situation producing them also had con…
Issues in Communication Theory
(1981). Issues in Communication Theory: A Metatheoretical Analysis. Annals of the International Communication Association: Vol. 5, Communication Yearbook 5, pp. 1-27
Three Language Variables in Communication Research
Journal Article Three Language Variables in Communication Research: Intensity, Immediacy, and Diversity Get access James J. Bradac, James J. Bradac 1University of Iowa University of Iowa 3James J. Bradac (Ph.D., Northwestern, 1970) is associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. John Waite Bowers (Ph.D., Iowa, 1962) is professor and chairman of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. John A. Courtright (Ph.D., …
Guest editor's introduction
Recent Sociology No. 2
Dialect and Identification in Persuasive Messages
Using northern college students as subjects, this experiment attempted to examine the effects of regional identification in responses to speeches relevant and irrelevant to regional norms. For a moderately-toned speech opposing integration of southern colleges, a southern dialect enhanced judgements of competence without weakening judgements of trustworthiness in comparison with responses to the same speech in a northern dialect. For the other sp…
Some correlates of language intensity
(1964). Some correlates of language intensity. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 415-420
A comparative criticism of Hugh Blair's essay on taste
Facework Solidarity, Approbation, and Tact
This study extended Brown and Levinson's model of politeness in order to explain more complicated forms of interaction and proposed three different types of facework: solidarity, approbation, and tact. The effects of three social factors—relational intimacy, power difference, and the right to perform a given act in a given situation—on the three types of facework were examined. Relational intimacy was the strongest positive predictor of facework.…
Three Language Variables in Communication Research
Journal Article Three Language Variables in Communication Research: Intensity, Immediacy, and Diversity Get access James J. Bradac, James J. Bradac 1University of Iowa University of Iowa 3James J. Bradac (Ph.D., Northwestern, 1970) is associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. John Waite Bowers (Ph.D., Iowa, 1962) is professor and chairman of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. John A. Courtright (Ph.D., …
Some correlates of language intensity
(1964). Some correlates of language intensity. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 415-420
Dialect and Identification in Persuasive Messages
Using northern college students as subjects, this experiment attempted to examine the effects of regional identification in responses to speeches relevant and irrelevant to regional norms. For a moderately-toned speech opposing integration of southern colleges, a southern dialect enhanced judgements of competence without weakening judgements of trustworthiness in comparison with responses to the same speech in a northern dialect. For the other sp…
Old Eyes Take a New Look at Bradac's Favorite Variables
A reexamination and reevaluation of an earlier theory proposed by Bradac, Bowers, and Courtright contributes to Bradac's reputation and development as a researcher and theorist. The reexamination suggests that a paradigm different from the strictly scientific one applied in the earlier work may lead to additional insights
Guest editor's introduction
Does a duck have antlers? Some pragmatics of “transparent questions”
This study tested experimentally certain pragmatic consequences of questions like “Is the Pope Catholic” and “Is the Pope Presbyterian.” Results indicate that such questions are interpreted transparently, so that the answer to the original question asked is taken to be the same as the obvious answer to the existentially unrelated question. Variations in the syntactic/semantic form of such questions and in the situation producing them also had con…
Issues in Communication Theory
(1981). Issues in Communication Theory: A Metatheoretical Analysis. Annals of the International Communication Association: Vol. 5, Communication Yearbook 5, pp. 1-27
A comparative criticism of Hugh Blair's essay on taste
Some correlates of language intensity
(1964). Some correlates of language intensity. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 415-420
Dialect and Identification in Persuasive Messages
Using northern college students as subjects, this experiment attempted to examine the effects of regional identification in responses to speeches relevant and irrelevant to regional norms. For a moderately-toned speech opposing integration of southern colleges, a southern dialect enhanced judgements of competence without weakening judgements of trustworthiness in comparison with responses to the same speech in a northern dialect. For the other sp…
Recent Sociology No. 2
Guest editor's introduction
Three Language Variables in Communication Research
Journal Article Three Language Variables in Communication Research: Intensity, Immediacy, and Diversity Get access James J. Bradac, James J. Bradac 1University of Iowa University of Iowa 3James J. Bradac (Ph.D., Northwestern, 1970) is associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. John Waite Bowers (Ph.D., Iowa, 1962) is professor and chairman of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. John A. Courtright (Ph.D., …
Issues in Communication Theory
(1981). Issues in Communication Theory: A Metatheoretical Analysis. Annals of the International Communication Association: Vol. 5, Communication Yearbook 5, pp. 1-27
Does a duck have antlers? Some pragmatics of “transparent questions”
This study tested experimentally certain pragmatic consequences of questions like “Is the Pope Catholic” and “Is the Pope Presbyterian.” Results indicate that such questions are interpreted transparently, so that the answer to the original question asked is taken to be the same as the obvious answer to the existentially unrelated question. Variations in the syntactic/semantic form of such questions and in the situation producing them also had con…
Dating "A Figure of Thought"
(1990). Dating 'A Figure of Thought' Metaphor and Symbolic Activity: Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 249-250
Facework Solidarity, Approbation, and Tact
This study extended Brown and Levinson's model of politeness in order to explain more complicated forms of interaction and proposed three different types of facework: solidarity, approbation, and tact. The effects of three social factors—relational intimacy, power difference, and the right to perform a given act in a given situation—on the three types of facework were examined. Relational intimacy was the strongest positive predictor of facework.…
Old Eyes Take a New Look at Bradac's Favorite Variables
A reexamination and reevaluation of an earlier theory proposed by Bradac, Bowers, and Courtright contributes to Bradac's reputation and development as a researcher and theorist. The reexamination suggests that a paradigm different from the strictly scientific one applied in the earlier work may lead to additional insights
Psychology (10 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)