The role of semantic features in verb processing

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-217

  Bonnotte, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Semantic features; Semantic priming paradigm; Similar and opposite priming context; Verb processing; Visual semantic decision tasks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PILOT STUDY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

EID: 40549124051     PISSN: 00906905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10936-007-9066-7     Document Type: Article

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