Three Dimensions of the Cognitive Function of Speech: Papers Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association. Working Paper No. 83.

These papers were presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association in San Francisco, December 27-30, 1971. "Perspectives on Research in Speech and Cognitive Processes" was presented to a panel session on "Speech Communication Research of the '70s: Six Priority Areas," sponsored by the Research Board of SCA. It reviews the past and current research on the cognitive function of speech. "Speech as Communication and Verbal Behavior" was read to a Dimension Series panel on "The Centrality of the Spoken Word," and it is concerned with speech as a unique response modality in human communication and verbal behavior. "Speech Processes and Cognitive Learning in Young Children," was presented to the Educational Policies Board program on "Speech in the Classroom: A Digest of Information on Oral Language Development for the Classroom Teacher," and it reviews the theory and pedagogical implications of the cognitive function of speech in young children. (Author)