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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"word associations"”.
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Word associations and phonologically legal and illegal sound sequences
… between phonologically legal and illegal nonwords. An additional aspect was also investigated, this being the role of association value in making a choice. In Experiment 1, which used the original pairings found in Messer (1967), it was found that adults prefered the legal nonwords over the …
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Semantic prototypes in EFL children’s and adolescents’ lexical output and vocabulary input in EFL textbooks
… differences and similarities in the prototypical word associations retrieved by age groups. Furthermore, given that we wanted to broaden the exploration of semantic prototypes, our second focus of the investigation is related to English language teaching (ELT) textbooks. Research in this respect …
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Definitions and Lexical Organization of Adjectives: A Developmental Investigation
In comparing word association and definition, it is suggested that adjectives are supported by word association. Word associations seem to contribute to the content of definitions (as opposed to form). However, grammatical skill also appears to be involved. It is concluded that content and form are …
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What Relationships Exist Between Words In The Lexical-Semantic Systems Of Toddlers?
… infants first establish relationships between words is a necessary step towards understanding the qualitative shift children make to an organised and complex interconnected network of semantic relationships which characterises a mature, adult lexical-semantic system. Since little is known about …
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Lexikal organisation hos en- och flerspråkiga skolbarn med språkstörning
… picture identification, picture naming, and word associations. Mono- and bilingual children, with and without LI, aged 5;11 to 9;3, completed a battery of cognitive and linguistic tests, aimed at assessing lexical size, lexical organization, and relevant background variables. The aim was to …
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An Investigation of the Sculpture/Language Homology
… reference that induces a sequence of complex associations. A reading of the sculpture's multi-layered mimetic, metaphorical and metonymic indices implies the acceptance of paradigmatic conventions of signification within a communication system frequently described as a 'language of sculpture'. …
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Word Use and Placement Associating Arabs and Arab-Americans with Terrorism in the American Media
… has become possible for a few carefully chosen words within the media to trigger racially-driven prejudices and actions by agencies, institutions, and the public. Our language seems to be powerful enough to let a single phrase spin a news story into a national warning against a certain group. In …
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The Premature End Of Lifelong Learning? The Impact Of Policy Discourse On Older Learners
… with discourse analysis. These include word frequencies and word associations which are particularly appropriate for an investigation of the part played by small details in Foucault’s concept of governmentality. In addition, narrative analysis is employed to explore the implications of …
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Component Processes in the Predictors of Reading Achievement: Direct and Indirect Effects
… and processing speed. Each participant's sight word vocabulary, reading fluency, and reading comprehension were collected to represent reading achievement. Comprehension performance was not directly related to reading predictors but instead was indirectly influenced by sight vocabulary. Contrary …
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Der Wortassoziationsversuch als wissensdiagnostisches Instrument im arbeitspsychologischen Kontext : eine Befundintegration zur Verfahrensvalidierung
Wissensanalysen besitzen arbeitspsychologische Relevanz, da kompetentes Arbeitshandeln das Beherrschen eines gesicherten Basiswissens voraussetzt. In der arbeitspsychologischen Praxis werden Wissensdiagnosen beispielsweise eingesetzt in Wissensmanagementprozessen, zur Evaluation von …
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The Long-Term Cognitive and Psychological Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
… (Boston Naming Test, p=0.006, Controlled Oral Word Associations: FAS Letter Fluency Test, p=0.001, and Similarities p=0.01). Of note, these reported results were all significant after the removal of any participant that failed 2 or more Performance Validity Tests, but showed a normal T-score …