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Direct linkBorovsky, Arielle; Elman, Jeffrey L.; Kutas, Marta – Language Learning and Development, 2012
We investigated the impact of contextual constraint on the integration of novel word meanings into semantic memory. Adults read strongly or weakly constraining sentences ending in known or unknown (novel) words as scalp-recorded electrical brain activity was recorded. Word knowledge was assessed via a lexical decision task in which recently seen…
Descriptors: Semantics, Memory, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Young Adults
