The psychology of word meanings
First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hillsdale, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
1991.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Cog Studies Grp of the Inst for Behavioral Research at UGA
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628072906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WORD MEANINGS; Copyright; Contents; Preface; An Introduction to the Psychology of Word Meaning; OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTERS; EMERGING THEMES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WORD MEANING; REFERENCES; 1 Meaning and Concepts; SEMANTIC THEORIES; THE REPRESENTATION OF MEANING; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; STARTING TO BUILD A MODEL; REMAINING PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 2 Word Meaning and Word Use; INTRODUCTION; SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS; SOME NEW DATA ON THE EXTENSIONS OF COMMON ENGLISH NOUNS; SIMILARITY AND INTENSION: SOME IMPLICATIONS FROM EXTENSION; CONCLUSION
- 6 Learning Word Meanings from Definitions: Problems and PotentialA LEXICOGRAPHIC CONTEXT FOR RESEARCH ON DEFINITIONS; DEFINITION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS; TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEFINITIONS; BEYOND REVISING AND TESTING DEFINITIONS; A FINAL COMMENT; REFERENCES; 7 Beyond the Instrumentalist Hypothesis: Some Relationships Between Word Meanings and Comprehension; WORD MEANING, ORTHOGRAPHY, AND CONTEXT; DIFFERENCES IN CONTEXTS; DIFFERENCES AMONG WORDS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN READERS; AS A WORD IS LEARNED; VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION; IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION
- FOUR HYPOTHESESREFERENCES; 8 On the Early Influence of Meaning in Word Recognition: A Review of the Literature; LEXICAL DECISION, PRONUNCIATION, AND THRESHOLD IDENTIFICATION: THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE; THE CONTRIBUTION OF MEANING TO WORD IDENTIFICATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; GENERAL DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 9 Why are Abstract Concepts Hard to Understand?; ARE ABSTRACT WORDS HARDER TO UNDERSTAND THAN CONCRETE WORDS?; THEORIES FOR WHY ABSTRACT WORDS ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 10 Interpretation of Word Meanings by the Cerebral Hemispheres: One is Not Enough
- INTRODUCTION
