Skinner B.F. Verbal Behavior

Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. New York, 1957. — 478 p. — (The Century Psychology Series).The book analyzes human behavior, encompassing what is traditionally called language, linguistics, or speech. For Skinner, verbal behavior is subject to the same controlling variables as any other operant behavior, although Skinner differentiates between verbal behavior which is mediated by other people, and that which is mediated by the natural world. The book Verbal Behavior is almost entirely theoretical, involving little experimental research in the work itself.A Programm
Controllong Variables
Multiple Variables
The Manipulation of Verbal Behavior
The Production of Verbal Behavior
Two Personal Epilogues
Appendix: The Verbal Community