Robert S Wachal

Biographic Data

ID754646
NAMERobert S Wachal
GIVEN NAMESRobert S
FAMILY NAMEWachal
SIGNATUREWACHAL R S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iowa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
H-INDEX3

  • Misconceptions About Language; Language Myths

    Robert S WachalARTICLEAmerican Speech2002

    Review Article| August 01 2002 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT LANGUAGE; Language Myths Edited by Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill London: Penguin Books, 1998. Pp. xviii + 188. ROBERT S. WACHAL ROBERT S. WACHAL Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2002) 77 (3): 329–330. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-77-3-329 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation ROBERT S. WAC…

  • Taboo or Not Taboo: That Is the Question

    Robert S WachalARTICLEAmerican Speech2002Cited by: 5

    Research Article| May 01 2002 TABOO OR NOT TABOO: THAT IS THE QUESTION ROBERT S. WACHAL ROBERT S. WACHAL Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2002) 77 (2): 195–206. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-77-2-195 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation ROBERT S. WACHAL; TABOO OR NOT TABOO: THAT IS THE QUESTION. American Speech 1 May 2002; 77 (2): 195–206. doi: https://doi.org/10.12…

  • WATCHFUL Wachal; Word Court: Wherein Verbal Virtue Is Rewarded, Crimes against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice Is Done

    Robert S WachalARTICLEAmerican Speech2001

    Review Article| November 01 2001 WATCHFUL WACHAL; Word Court: Wherein Verbal Virtue Is Rewarded, Crimes against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice Is Done By Barbara WallraffNew York: Harcourt, 2000. Pp. viii + 368. ROBERT S. WACHAL ROBERT S. WACHAL Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2001) 76 (4): 430–433. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-76-4-430 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissi…

  • The Capitalization of Black and Native American

    Robert S WachalARTICLEAmerican Speech2000Cited by: 2

    Research Article| November 01 2000 THE CAPITALIZATION OF BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN ROBERT S. WACHAL ROBERT S. WACHAL Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2000) 75 (4): 364–365. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-75-4-364 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation ROBERT S. WACHAL; THE CAPITALIZATION OF BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN. American Speech 1 November 2…

  • The Multi-Chambered Heartland

    Robert S Wachal, Timothy C FrazerARTICLEAmerican Speech1995

  • The Capitalization of Color Names and Other Terms for Ethnic Groups

    Robert S WachalARTICLEPublication of the American…1994

    Research Article| December 01 1994 11. The Capitalization of Color Names and Other Terms for Ethnic Groups Robert S. Wachal Robert S. Wachal University of Iowa Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Publication of the American Dialect Society (1994) 78 (1): 81–90. https://doi.org/10.1215/-78-1-81 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Robert S. Wachal; 11. The Capitalization of Color Names and…

  • Sociolinguistic Variation of Noun Phrases

    Robert S Wachal, Andreas H JuckerARTICLEAmerican Speech1994

  • Webster's Dictionary of English Usage

    Robert S Wachal, E Ward GilmanARTICLELanguage1993

  • Computer-Grown Trees

    Robert S Wachal, Hans Van Halteren et al.ARTICLEAmerican Speech1992

  • Using Computers in Dialect Research

    Robert S Wachal, William A Kretzschmar et al.ARTICLEAmerican Speech1992

  • Factor Analysis of Linguistic Variables in Speech and Writing

    Robert S Wachal, Douglas BiberARTICLEAmerican Speech1991

  • Some Measures of Lexical Diversity in Aphasic and Normal Language Performance

    Open AccessRobert S Wachal, Otfried SpreenARTICLELanguage and Speech1973Cited by: 5References: 6

    Thirty-eight measures of lexical diversity are obtained (with the aid of a computer) from the free speech of 20 aphasic and 20 normal control subjects. After statistical analyses of significance and redundancy, 18 variables are retained for a later empirical derivation of types of aphasia. Eight of the variables are sufficiently significant to discriminate the aphasic group from the normal group

  • Psycholinguistic Analysis of Aphasic Language: Theoretical Formulations and Procedures

    Open AccessOtfried Spreen, Robert S WachalARTICLELanguage and Speech1973Cited by: 3References: 17

    This paper presents the background, rationale, and examples for a comprehensive psycholinguistic study of free speech samples obtained from 50 adult aphasics in comparison with those obtained from 50 adult normal speakers. Procedures developed for the recording, transcription, and coding of the speech samples and the analysis of the data with regard to measures of lexical diversity, morphological complexity and grammatical form-class usage, gener…