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Peer reviewedKelly, Michael H.; And Others – Journal of Memory and Language, 1986
Reports three studies which explored relationships between prototypicality and sentence structure in recall, preference ratings, and natural dictionary definitions. The results can be explained in terms of the sensitivity of sentence production processes to the lexical or conceptual accessibility of prototypes. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Concept Formation, Definitions, Language Patterns
