First examines German modal verbs with respect to multiple meanings and synonymy, finding that "implications," especially presuppositions, account for important differences in their uses. The same approach is used on French modals. Common features and differences are studied, and typical errors are predicted and classified. (Text is in…

Presents a classification of French "-ment" adverbs based on syntactical criteria. The major divisions, consisting of "sentence adverbs" and "adverbs of manner," are further sub-divided into functional sub-groups. (Text is in French.) Available from: Akademisk Forlag, St. Kannikestraede 6-8, DK-1169 Copenhague K Danemark. (AM)

This article discusses the words formed by the addition of the suffix "-oide" in Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This paper uses passages from Thomas Pynchon's novel, "Gravity's Rainbow," to examine basic concepts, explaining that the process of identifying the basic word-concepts in literary texts is to some extent a tension between anticipation and unexpected frustration. The paper focuses on an interpretation of the basic concept…

This paper studies the semantic properties of a reciprocal construction in Taiwanese. Specific focus is on the real-world situations that this reciprocal construction may encode. First, the syntactic properties of the reciprocal construction "xiou"-V in Taiwanese, which are different from these in English, are analyzed. Next, various…

Suggests that word bridges--across which meaning is communicated--become more intricate both as the individual's language develops and as the world around him changes and grows. (TO)

Author suggests how we might communicate with each other in a more articulate fashion and evaluates certain words for their vagueness of meaning. (RK)

In the present paper, the selection of scales and concepts and the format for administration are discussed in terms of an underlying linear model. (Editor)

The present experiment was designed to provide another experimental analogue of semantic processing without storage available for later retrieval. (Author/RK)

Analyzes some common sex biases in everyday language and changes in the meanings of words over a period of time. (RB)

The present experiment showed that after learning a list of unrelated words organized onto subjective groupings, the representation of groupings in DWDs (double-word displays) affected RL (recognition latency) only when both words in a DWD were old. (Editor)

Discusses what vocabulary development is all about, not how to develop vocabulary. (TO)

Suggests several ways to encourage students' awareness and use in writing of the variant meanings of words. (TO)