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Peer reviewedSchwartz, Richard G.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Comparison of language-impaired two- to three-year-olds (N=10) and normal one-year-olds (N=15) matched for expressive language revealed that the language-impaired subjects acquired a greater number of object concepts presented in a no-action condition than the normal children, although language-impaired subjects' extensions of the names to new…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Context Clues
Peer reviewedPfaff, Kerry L.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Examine, through six experiments, the role of metaphorical knowledge in people's use and understanding of euphemisms and offensive expressions. Findings indicate that people's metaphorical conceptualization of a certain topic can influence the processing time and appropriate use of euphemistic and dysphemistic expressions. (21 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Concept Formation, Context Effect
