Michael Osborn

679 total citations
16 papers, 476 citations indexed

About

Michael Osborn is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Osborn has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 476 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 6 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 4 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Michael Osborn's work include Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (8 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 papers). Michael Osborn is often cited by papers focused on Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (8 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 papers). Michael Osborn collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Osborn's co-authors include Douglas Ehninger, John Waite Bowers, Judy C. Pearson, Sherwyn P. Morreale, Kathleen J. Turner, David A. Thomas, Lawrence R. Frey and Matthew W. Seeger and has published in prestigious journals such as Communication Education, Quarterly Journal of Speech and Communication Studies.

In The Last Decade

Michael Osborn

13 papers receiving 390 citations

Peers

Michael Osborn
Charles Arthur Willard United States
Leo Groarke Canada
Douglas Ehninger United States
Richard L. Lanigan United States
Wayne E. Brockriede United States
S. Michael Halloran United States
Timothy Bahti United States
W. Ross Winterowd United States
Michael A. Gilbert Canada
Calvin O. Schräg United States
Charles Arthur Willard United States
Michael Osborn
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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
1.
Osborn, Michael. (2018). Michael Osborn on Metaphor and Style. Michigan State University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
2.
Osborn, Michael, et al.. (2011). Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
3.
Osborn, Michael. (2009). The Trajectory of My Work with Metaphor. Southern Communication Journal. 74(1). 79–87. 9 indexed citations
4.
Osborn, Michael. (2006). Memories of Miz Myth. Southern Communication Journal. 71(2). 149–151.
5.
Osborn, Michael. (2004). Rhetorical Distance in "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 7(1). 23–35. 5 indexed citations
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Morreale, Sherwyn P., Michael Osborn, & Judy C. Pearson. (2000). Why Communication Is Important: A Rationale for the Centrality of the Study of Communication.. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 29(1). 1–25. 85 indexed citations
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Osborn, Michael, et al.. (1998). The melodramas of Memphis: Contending narratives during the sanitation strike of 1968. Southern Communication Journal. 63(3). 220–234. 12 indexed citations
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Osborn, Michael. (1997). The Play of Metaphors. 118(1). 84–5. 1 indexed citations
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Osborn, Michael. (1990). In defense of broad mythic criticism—A reply to Rowland. Communication Studies. 41(2). 121–127. 20 indexed citations
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Osborn, Michael, et al.. (1986). Reviews of teaching/learning resources. Communication Education. 35(2). 204–213. 2 indexed citations
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Osborn, Michael. (1983). The abuses of argument. Southern Speech Communication Journal. 49(1). 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Osborn, Michael. (1979). Our communication heritage: The genetic tie that binds. Southern Speech Communication Journal. 44(2). 147–158.
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Osborn, Michael. (1977). The evolution of the archetypal sea in rhetoric and poetic. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 63(4). 347–363. 48 indexed citations
14.
Osborn, Michael. (1967). Archetypal metaphor in rhetoric: The light‐dark family. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 53(2). 115–126. 137 indexed citations
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Bowers, John Waite & Michael Osborn. (1966). Attitudinal effects of selected types of concluding metaphors in persuasive speeches. Speech Monographs. 33(2). 147–155. 66 indexed citations
16.
Osborn, Michael & Douglas Ehninger. (1962). The metaphor in public address. Speech Monographs. 29(3). 223–234. 77 indexed citations

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