The Effects of Representativeness and Concreteness on the "Guessability" of Blissymbols.

Yovetich, William S.; Young, Theresa A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Effects of Representativeness and Concreteness on the "Guessability" of Blissymbols.

Yovetich, William S.; Young, Theresa A.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), v4 n1 p35-39 Mar 1988

Twenty college students, naive to Blissymbols, were asked to "guess" the meaning of 64 Blissymbols presented without their word gloss. The influence of symbol representativeness and the concreteness of associated word labels on the symbols'"guessability" was analyzed. The guessability of a symbol's gloss was significantly affected by its representativeness. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Character Recognition, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Semantics, Sensory Aids, Symbolic Learning, Written Language

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