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ERIC Number: EJ593242
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Prototype Effects in Understanding Word Meanings.
Ueda, Norifumi
Journal of Japan-Korea Association of Applied Linguistics, v2 p37-56 1998
The prototype effects in understanding unfamiliar meanings and usage in a polysemous word, "play," are examined. The learners use prototypical meanings as a referential point to understand peripheral meanings. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Processing, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Semantics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan