A series of experiments investigating the processing of artificial set inclusion relations supports the view that many college students have the appropriate schema for processing inclusion relations, although it has not been elicited in previous artificial set-inclusion studies. (Author/PN)

The purpose of the present experiment was to compare the effects of conceptual and orthographic distinctiveness on recall, clustering, and subjects' verbal reports of mnemonic strategies. Although recall was facilitated by both conceptual and orthographic isolation, the two manipulations produced clear differences in the other dependent measures.…

Discusses the general problem of the formal correspondence between predicates and phrases, introducing the principle that the fundamental units of a lexicon are phrases rather than words. Shows that the novelty of this approach consists in an integration of lexicon and syntax and poses particular problems where the noun is concerned. (MES)

A study examined whether a single subject methodology that provided for alternate exposure to contexts and definitions would provide results similar to an earlier study in which one group studied contexts while a second group studied definitions. (HOD)

Discusses 'rather than' sentences with tensed or untensed verb in second clause as having underlying form of comparative sentences. Concludes 'rather than' preceding a tensed clause represents the truth-functional connective 'and not' which contradicts claim that this connective cannot be represented lexically in natural language and raises…

Examines the syntactic characteristics of Spanish verbs of motion dividing them into two classes, those that designate movement and those that designate both movement and change of place. Analyzes the differences between the two classes by contrasting Spanish and English usage. (MES)

A word preference format was used to investigate reactions to verbal stimuli of suicidal and nonsuicidal persons. Words with aggressive or submissive denotative meanings significantly differentiated the two groups. The word "suicide" was selected at a higher frequency level by suicidal individuals when compared to their nonsuicidal counterparts.…

A study shows that word shape information, when combined with knowledge of the syntactic and semantic structure of the passage being read, more often than not specifies unique words among all of the alternative high frequency words of English. (MKM)

Examines the purposes served by native language dictionaries as an introduction to the review of three monolingual French dictionaries for foreigners. Devotes particular attention to the most recent, the "Dictionnaire du francais langue etrangere", published by Larousse. Stresses the characteristics that are considered desirable for this type of…

Explores the depths of connotation, beyond the explicit meaning of words, arguing that some of them carry a special emotional load for native speakers. Admits that the evocative power of words varies with individuals, classes, and age groups but maintains that there exists a vocabulary endowed with universal emotional power. (MES)

Discusses the principle of lexical functions to demonstrate its applicability to the problem of word collocations in the acquisition of German as a second language. Presents sample exercises, focusing on the lexical combinability of words and utilizing constant meaning relations which are expressed through the principle of lexical function. (MES)

Roger Brown, Diana Deutsch, Warren Benson, and Ruth Day comment on the similarities and differences between verbal language and music as forms of communication. This discussion occurred at the first session of the National Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music, Ann Arbor. (SJL)

Defines the meaning of the American expression "convenience food," quoting definitions given by dictionaries and specialized publications. Discusses the problem of finding the exact equivalent of this expression in French, and recommends some acceptable translations. (MES)

Reports that doctors view mistakes made by themselves and other doctors as excusable and as occurring inevitably among all practitioners. Concludes that if errors were seen as events to be condemned, a great deal more care would be exercised in the training of doctors and the treatment of patients. (GT)

Examples illustrate that there are possible independent meanings of the imperfective, possessing stronger modality than the perfective in the Russian verb system. This is examined in past tense, infinitive, and imperative structures. (PMJ)