A discussion of Leonard Bloomfield's theory on grammatical agreement examines agreement within Bloomfield's overall scheme of syntactic analysis and relates it to current work in syntax. Bloomfield's three types of agreement (concord, government, and cross-reference) are outlined and compared to the contemporary distinction between pro-drop and…

Arguments in favor of a particular decompositional approach to word meaning are presented and contrasted with other theories. The approach in question uses semantic markers to represent word meanings. The semantic marker analysis of English causative verbs is outlined and illustrated, showing how such an analysis could account for the semantic…

The "emic" research method used in cultural anthropology is described and its usefulness in developmental psychology is illustrated. A distinction is made in cultural anthropology between "etic" and "emic" research methods. In etic research observers employ established categories, such as prior definitions of…

The basis for acquisition of categories in child language was investigated. The early encoding of the distinction between mass and count nouns was examined to determine whether children categorize them on the basis of semantic type or syntactic regularities. An experiment was designed in which semantic and syntactic cues were in competition:…

Concepts important to cognitive development in children can be classified according to several levels. At level 1, concepts are equivalent in structural complexity to binary relations and univariate functions. At level 2, concepts are equivalent to compositions of binary relations, binary operations, and bivariate functions. At level 3, concepts…

This report describes recent efforts to modify, test, and evaluate an experimental online database consisting of 15 vendor-supplied, controlled subject vocabularies or thesauri. The experimental database, called the Vocabulary Switching System (VSS), is designed to enhance search strategies and ultimately retrieval performance for users of online…

The classification behavior of male and female college students was compared with that of healthy, well-educated older males and females. On the whole, the results failed to confirm other published evidence maintaining that aging is marked by conceptual deficits or a regressed mode of cognitive functioning. (Author/CS)

This article attempts to construct a classification system for those places where degrees can be acquired without the normal work output or residency requirements that are expected at all accredited institutions or that are candidates for accreditation by the six regional accrediting bodies. (Author)

A classification task, involving the sorting of pictures of animals and plants into major orders and classes, was administered to 12 year old students from four schools in Great Britain. Students with above average intelligence did better if they had been taught by the Nuffield method. Students below average did better if they had been taught by a…

Article discussed grouping and how it interpretation determines the way in which we live. (RK)

Enquiry learning can produce impressive cognitive and affective outcomes. However, there are different types/levels of enquiry. This hierarchy can be used to assess the degree of enquiry of an activity, to suggest how the enquiry level of an activity might be adjusted, to design enquiry activities, and to better sequence enquiry activities during…

Reports the results of experiments in document clustering using three well-known test collections. (Author)

Young children usually prefer to classify objects on the basis of shape rather than color. The present study explored this phenomenon with a stimulus matching test and a component selection test. (ST)

Investigates socioeconomic influences on conceptual development (classificatory behaviors) of third and sixth grades. (DP)