Understanding Noun Phrases.

Potter, Mary C.; Faulconer, Barbara A.

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ERIC Number: EJ211179

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Understanding Noun Phrases.

Potter, Mary C.; Faulconer, Barbara A.

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, v18 n5 p509-21 Oct 1979

An experiment investigated the retrieval processes involving a noun with an adjective. Results suggest that a noun's meaning is retrieved in conjunction with an adjective when the phrase describes a familiar concept. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Adjectives, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Language Processing, Language Research, Listening Comprehension, Nouns, Phrase Structure, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Sentence Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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