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ERIC Number: EJ645273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0169-0965
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The Structural Characteristics and On-line Comprehension of Experiencer-Verb Sentences.
Cupples, Linda
Language and Cognitive Processes, v17 n2 p125-62 Apr 2002
Examined how skilled adult readers assign meaning to sentences. Of particular interest were sentences containing "experiencer" verbs, which describe states or emotions rather than actions. Subjects were university students in Australia. Test items were semantically implausible sentences. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Tests, Reading Comprehension, Semantics, Verbs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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