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Hakes, David T. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Investigation supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. (VM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, English, Language Research
Lippman, Marcia Z. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Research based on a master's thesis submitted at Michigan State University. (VM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Experiments, Language Research
Rodd, Linda J.; Braine, Martin D. S. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1971
Revised version of an M.A. thesis submitted at the University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970, by Linda J. Rodd. (VM)
Descriptors: Children, Deep Structure, Experiments, Grammar
Tyler, Lorraine; Marslen-Wilson, William – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
A presentation of an experiment testing the claim that on-line syntactic processing is autonomous and not affected by semantic content. Results suggested that before the clause boundary is reached, syntactic decisions can be influenced by prior semantic context. An appendix containing numerous examples of clauses and probe words is included. (AMH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Language Processing, Language Research
Caramazza, Alfonso; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
This study demonstrates that a property of verbs, implicit causality, is important in determining coreference of potentially ambiguous anaphoric pronouns in a timed comprehension task. Verbs were classified according to bias toward a noun phrase; pairs of sentences were constructed for each. Response time was faster for congruent sentences. (CHK)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, Form Classes (Languages), Language Research
Moore, Timothy E. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Based on part of a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Sate University of New York at Buffalo. (VM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, Error Patterns, Experiments
Chapin, Paul G.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Experiments, Information Processing, Language Research
Brown, Eric; Miron, Murray S. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1971
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Language Research, Language Rhythm
Honeck, Richard P. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1971
Research conducted at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (VM)
Descriptors: Classification, Deep Structure, Linguistic Competence, Linguistic Performance
Weisberg, Robert W. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1971
Parts of this paper were presented at the Psychonomic Society Convention, 1969. (VM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Information Storage, Language Research, Learning Theories
Mistler-Lachman, Janet L. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Based on results reported in a doctoral dissertation completed at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Investigation carried out while the author held a National Institutes of Mental Health Predoctoral Research Fellowship. (VM)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Deep Structure
Layton, Pamela; Simpson, Adrian J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1975
Subjects read sets of active or passive sentences, and an active or passive question was asked about one. Errors were compared. Results suggest that surface form of a single sentence is retained; surface and deep structures are retained for two, and only deep structures of four and eight sentences. (CHK)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Memory, Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension