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Selective Attention and Distractor Frequency in Naming Performance: Comment on Dhooge and Hartsuiker (2010)
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Roelofs, Ardi; Piai, Vitoria; Schriefers, Herbert – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2011
E. Dhooge and R. J. Hartsuiker (2010) reported experiments showing that picture naming takes longer with low- than high-frequency distractor words, replicating M. Miozzo and A. Caramazza (2003). In addition, they showed that this distractor-frequency effect disappears when distractors are masked or preexposed. These findings were taken to refute…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention, Experiments, Semantics
Les banques de terminologie bilingues et multilingues: etat de la question (Bilingual and Multilingual Terminology Banks: The State of the Issue).
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Rondeau, Guy – Meta, 1979
Describes the concept and structure of the "terminology bank" and discusses problems and possibilities for the future of multilingual terminology banks. (AM)
Descriptors: Information Science, Lexicology, Multilingualism, Translation
Contributions to the History of Library Terminology.
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Shapiro, Fred R. – Library Quarterly, 1989
Discusses the historical method in lexicography, the general characteristics of library terminology, and the current state of library lexicography. Presents a glossary which lists quotations supplementing the coverage of library-related vocabulary in the "Oxford English Dictionary" (OED) and the "Dictionary of Americanisms"…
Descriptors: Glossaries, Lexicography, Lexicology, Library Research
Artificial versus Natural Sign Development: A Response to Rasmus and Allen.
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Caccamise, Frank – Sign Language Studies, 1989
Responds to an article on the use of artificially developed sign language for the teaching of biology, and discusses the inaccuracies presented concerning the Technical Signs Project, which emphasizes the collection of existing signs rather than the artificial development of signs. Sign guidelines based on naturally developed signs are appended.…
Descriptors: Biology, Deafness, Lexicology, Sign Language
First Toronto Conference on Database Users. Systems that Enhance User Performance.
Doszkocs, Tamas E.; Toliver, David – Canadian Journal of Information Science, 1987
The first of two papers discusses natural language searching as a user performance enhancement tool, focusing on artificial intelligence applications for information retrieval and problems with natural language processing. The second presents a conceptual framework for further development and future design of front ends to online bibliographic…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Bibliographic Databases, Information Retrieval, Lexicology
Encoding Dictionaries.
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Ide, Nancy – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Describes problems in devising a Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) encoding format for dictionaries. Asserts that the high degree of structuring and compression of information are among the most complex text types treated in the TEI. Concludes that the source of some TEI problems lies in the design of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). (CFR)
Descriptors: Databases, Dictionaries, Higher Education, Lexicography
Using Corpora as a Resource in Language Teaching.
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Wilson, Eve – Computers & Education, 1994
Discusses the need to provide learner-directed computer-assisted language learning (CALL) for mature students to perfect their English. Topics addressed include expert procedural knowledge, including lexical, grammatical, and discourse skills; and expert domain knowledge, including dictionaries and thesauri, tagged corpora, and discipline-specific…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dictionaries