Communication Research: Past, Present, and Future

Prepared by Dixie Stanforth, M.S.
Fall Semester, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone,'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.' 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you CAN make words mean so many different things'. 'The question is, said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.' From Through the looking glass, chapter 6 by Lewis Carroll