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Holsinger, Edward; Kaiser, Elsi – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Current models of idiom representation and processing differ with respect to the role of literal processing during the interpretation of idiomatic expressions. Word-like models (Bobrow & Bell, 1973; Swinney & Cutler, 1979) propose that idiomatic meaning can be accessed directly, whereas structural models (Cacciari & Tabossi, 1988;…
Descriptors: Experiments, Language Patterns, Language Processing, Sentences
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Bennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others – 1986
A handlettered collection of approximately 220 commonly-used expressions and sentences in the language of the Yurok Indians of northwestern California includes common English equivalents as well as word-for-word translations. (LFL)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Instructional Materials
Bommelyn, Loren; And Others – 1972
A cultural and linguistic textbook on the Tolowa Indians of Northwestern California and Oregon provides a history of the tribe, a Tolowa Unifon chart and pronunciation guide, map of tribal lands with place names in Tolowa and English, stories, prayers, songs, genealogy, commonly-used words grouped topically, explanation in English of cultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History