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Direct linkLewis, Shevaun N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The goal of language comprehension for humans is not just to decode the semantic content of sentences, but rather to grasp what speakers intend to communicate. To infer speaker meaning, listeners must at minimum assess whether and how the literal meaning of an utterance addresses a question under discussion in the conversation. In cases of…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Language Research, Context Effect, Semantics
Towards a Reconceptualisation of "Word" for High Frequency Word Generation in Word Knowledge Studies
Sibanda, Jabulani; Baxen, Jean – Perspectives in Education, 2014
The present paper derives from a PhD study investigating the nexus between Grade 4 textbook vocabulary demands and Grade 3 isiXhosa-speaking learners' knowledge of that vocabulary to enable them to read to learn in Grade 4. The paper challenges the efficacy of the four current definitions of "word" for generating high frequency words…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Vocabulary, Grade 4, Grade 3
Download full textPang, Jixian – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2008
In reading research, studies on good and poor reader characteristics abound. However, these findings remain largely scattered in applied linguistics and cognitive and educational psychology. This paper attempts to synthesize current theory and research on the topic in the past 20 years along 3 dimensions: language knowledge and processing ability,…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Educational Psychology, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedStainton, Caroline – Language Awareness, 1992
The problem of providing a systematic understanding of Language Awareness (LA) is reviewed. Topics covered include principles behind the various terms used to refer to LA and types of knowledge about language, intervention, and the value of studying genre awareness. (39 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Language Processing, Language Research
Potts, George R. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
This study examines the processes whereby new information is integrated with generalized world knowledge. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Deduction, Knowledge Level
Mergler, Nancy L.; And Others – 1983
Contradictory previous research results showing that (1) language knowledge does not decrease with age; and (2) age differences exist in semantic strategies for memory recall provide the impetus for a study of semantic priming in young adults (mean age = 20) and older adults (mean age = 70) by providing target and prime words with six different…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Knowledge Level, Language Processing
Galda, Lee, Ed.; Pellegrini, Anthony D., Ed. – 1985
The question of the relationship between children's play and more formal, literate uses of language is explored in the 9 studies described in this volume. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: (1) "The Influence of Discourse Content and Context on Preschoolers' Use of Language" (Lucia A. French, Joan Lucariello, Susan Seidman, and Katherine…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis
