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Peer reviewedFisher, Cynthia; And Others – Cognitive Psychology, 1991
The relations between the meanings of verbs and the syntactic structures in which they appear were investigated in 5 experiments involving approximately 156 college students (most attended the University of Pennsylvania). Findings support the view that the syntax of verbs is a regular, although complex, projection from their semantics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classification, College Students, Higher Education
