Berfunkle
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Cartoon pointing out the fact that the same word can mean something different to many people. Verbal communication requires tools, and words are used as symbols of things. Man mumbles "berfunkle", and another, hearing this, goes to the dictionary only to discover the definition has been blotted out with ink. He then realizes the words mean something different to a variety of people he encounters.
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Introduces the problems involved in communication; in use of words as symbols of things and concepts. This animated film considers the problems of verbal communication as it follows the humorous misadventures of a poor soul trying to find the exact meaning of the word “Berfunkle”.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color
- Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, color, description
- 16mm Filmography editors — catalog record
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