| It was the problem of this investigation (a) to identify basic postulates of semantics as formulated by certain classical semanticists and (b) to devise an approach for the teaching of these postulates. The semanticists studied were Alfred Korzybski, George Herbert Mead, Jacques Ellul, George Orwell, Wendell Johnson, Saul Alinsky, Karl Popper, I.A. Richards, Gregory Bateson, and Neil Postman.;Comparative analysis was then applied. Comparisons were drawn between and among the ten writers. From this analysis major postulates of semantic theory, both generally accepted and unique to each semanticist, were interpreted and enumerated.;From these postulates valuational analysis was then utilized and a unified approach for the teaching of semantic postulates was developed by the investigator. Educational implications from the above approach were then extrapolated and analyzed and application of semantic analysis in education was posited.;The approach formulated for the teaching of the meaning of meaning was based upon the criteria of maturity inherent in Ekisticianism and three basic goals of teaching held by practicing teachers.;Descriptive analysis was applied to the selected classical semanticists' writings in order to ascertain and analyze basic postulates of their theories. Specific data examined included: (a) general philosophical orientation; (b) main theoretical postulates; and (c) specific application to education. |
