Descriptor
Models | 8 |
Structural Analysis | 8 |
Transformational Generative… | 7 |
Cognitive Processes | 4 |
Discourse Analysis | 3 |
Linguistic Theory | 3 |
Syntax | 3 |
Communication (Thought… | 2 |
Language | 2 |
Phrase Structure | 2 |
Prose | 2 |
More ▼ |
Author
Endicott, Anthony L. | 1 |
Fodor, J. A. | 1 |
Johnson, Nancy S. | 1 |
KAY, MARTIN | 1 |
Mandler, Jean M. | 1 |
Nattiez, J. J. | 1 |
Nikitopoulos, Pantelis | 1 |
Robinson, Dow Frederick | 1 |
Thorndyke, Perry W. | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Fodor, J. A.; And Others – 1968
Section I of this report discusses the theoretical issues relating to the development of syntax recognition routines based on psychological models of human speech recognition and reviews the relevant psychological literature. The research reported deals with attempts to relate various syntactic variables to measures of the perceptual complexity of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computational Linguistics, Models, Perception

Nattiez, J. J. – Language Sciences, 1972
Original version of this paper presented at Indiana University, Bloomington, on February 7, 1972. (VM)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Language, Linguistic Theory

Endicott, Anthony L. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1973
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Research, Linguistic Theory

Mandler, Jean M.; Johnson, Nancy S. – Cognitive Psychology, 1977
The report presents an analysis of the underlying structure of simple stories and examines the implications of such structure for recall. Data comparing recall by children and adults suggest that story schemata differ somewhat at various points in development and that consequently there are qualitative differences in recall. (RC)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis
Nikitopoulos, Pantelis – Deutsche Sprache, 1974
Revised and expanded version of a paper presented at the workshop "Research Problems in Sociolinguistics, "Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld, West Germany, November 24-27, 1972. (DD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Generative Grammar, Language Usage, Linguistic Performance

Thorndyke, Perry W. – Cognitive Psychology, 1977
Two experiments study the effects of structure and content variables on memory and comprehension of prose passages. The first experiment tests the effects of systematically varying the amount of structure present in to-be-learned passages. The second experiment assesses the independent contributions of structure and content variables in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Memory
Robinson, Dow Frederick – 1970
This grammar describes the word structure of a Nahuat dialect of Southern Mexico. The model used for this description is an eclectic one based on "the morphological principles of Nida, Pike's tagmeme, transforms as delineated by Lees, the syntagmeme of Longacre, and the transformational relationships as specified by Gleason." The study…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Descriptive Linguistics, Function Words, Models
KAY, MARTIN – 1967
A LINGUISTIC MODEL OF HUMAN LANGUAGE MUST ACCOUNT FOR BOTH "SENTENCES" AND "MEANINGS" AS WELL AS EXPLAIN HOW SPEAKERS ARE ABLE TO TRANSLATE SENTENCES INTO MEANINGS AND VICE VERSA. THE AUTHOR DOUBTS THAT THE RULES OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL GENERATIVE GRAMMAR WILL BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT A TRANSDUCER CAPABLE OF TRANSLATING MEANINGS INTO…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Context Free Grammar, Discourse Analysis, Grammar