Contextual priming of word meanings is stabilized over sleep
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.09.007
Abstract: Evidence is growing for the involvement of consolidation processes in the learning and retention of language, largely based on instances of new linguistic components (e.g., new words). Here, we assessed whether consolidation effects extend to… read more here.
Keywords: consolidation; word; word meanings; priming word ... See more keywords
Spotting Dalmatians: Children’s ability to discover subordinate-level word meanings cross-situationally
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2019.101226
Abstract: Even when children encounter a novel word in the situation of a clear and unique referent, they are nevertheless faced with the problem of semantic uncertainty: when "puziv" refers to a co-present spotted dog, does… read more here.
Keywords: word; level; subordinate level; word meanings ... See more keywords
Fine-tuning word meanings through mobile app and online resources: A case study of strategy use by a hyperpolyglot
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DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2019.102106
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate a hyperpolyglot's strategies for fine-tuning his understanding of Chinese vocabulary through mobile apps, online programs, and interactions with a tutor. Videotaped verbal reporting revealed that the… read more here.
Keywords: case study; tuning word; word meanings; word ... See more keywords
Challenges to Groups as Epistemic Communities: Liminality of Common Sense and Increasing Variability of Word Meanings
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DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2018.1458352
Abstract: Abstract The ‘epistemic calculus of groups’ posits functions to group-generated knowledge. In this article, those same epistemic group functions are now re-evaluated as means by which group members may tackle two contemporary and increasing challenges,… read more here.
Keywords: epistemic communities; common sense; word meanings; group ... See more keywords
Neural Network Algorithm for Detection of New Word Meanings Denoting Named Entities
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3186681
Abstract: Lexical semantic change detection has been a rapidly developing field of science in recent years. Existed algorithms of lexical semantic change detection face difficulties when they are used to work with words denoting named entities.… read more here.
Keywords: word meanings; denoting named; named entities; word ... See more keywords
Determining the Relativity of Word Meanings Through the Construction of Individualized Models of Semantic Memory
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13413
Abstract: Distributional models of lexical semantics are capable of acquiring sophisticated representations of word meanings. The main theoretical insight provided by these models is that they demonstrate the systematic connection between the knowledge that people acquire… read more here.
Keywords: meanings across; language; relativity word; word meanings ... See more keywords
The Unforgettable “Mel”: Pragmatic Inferences Affect How Children Acquire and Remember Word Meanings
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.70013
Abstract: ABSTRACT Children can acquire novel word meanings by using pragmatic cues. However, previous literature has frequently focused on in‐the‐moment word‐to‐meaning mappings, not delayed retention of novel vocabulary. Here, we examine how children use pragmatics as… read more here.
Keywords: word meanings; word; inference; retention ... See more keywords
Representing the World in Language and Thought
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DOI: 10.1111/tops.12719
Abstract: Internal representations guide our navigation of the world, while language allows us to share some of what is encoded internally with others. I have been interested in the content of thought, the nature of word… read more here.
Keywords: word meanings; language thought; world language; language ... See more keywords
Word meaning types acquired before vs. after age 5: implications for education
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1280568
Abstract: This article concerns two types of word meanings: nonverbal meanings which appear to be associated with neurological representations and verbally-based meanings which appear to depend in part on other words to construct meanings. Using word… read more here.
Keywords: age; word meanings; word; word meaning ... See more keywords
Test-based age-of-acquisition norms for 44 thousand English word meanings
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DOI: 10.3758/s13428-016-0811-4
Abstract: Age of acquisition (AoA) is an important variable in word recognition research. Up to now, nearly all psychology researchers examining the AoA effect have used ratings obtained from adult participants. An alternative basis for determining… read more here.
Keywords: word; age acquisition; test based; word meanings ... See more keywords
Բառերի նոր իմաստային կիրառություններ հայ միջադարյան բժշկարաններում (Գրիգորիս, «Քննութիւն բնութեան մարդոյ եւ նորին ցաւոց», «Բժշկարան ձիոյ եւ առհասարակ գրաստնոյ»)
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DOI: 10.57236/1829-0183-2025.1(32)-51
Abstract: Միջնադարյան բժշկարանները կարևոր սկզբնաղբյուր են միջին հայերենի բառապաշարի ուսումնասիրության համար։ Բազմաթիվ նորակազմություններից և փոխառություններից բացի` բժշկարաններում կան նաև հին հայերեն բառերի (նաև միջինհայերենյան և բարբառային)՝ նոր իմաստներով կիրառություններ։ Դրանք առօրյա-խոսակցական բառեր են, որոնք հիմնականում նմանության… read more here.
Keywords: word meanings; new word; middle armenian; language ... See more keywords