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Download full textCleary, John – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1996
This paper investigates the intentional creation of ambiguity by composers of cryptic crossword puzzles. Taking a research question of "what makes a cryptic clue more difficult to solve than a simple crossword clue," it compares a sample of cryptic and quick crosswords from "The Guardian" and attempts to isolate the linguistic…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Figurative Language
Peer reviewedBeevers, R.; Hallinan, P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
An Amiga 500 microcomputer with a talking word processor was used by an Australian visually impaired elementary school pupil, to provide an alternative to braille in using text and writing. This article reviews the relevant literature, explores the challenges and limitations posed by the technology, and offers a case study of the student and her…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Case Studies, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
