A normative study of acronyms and acronym naming

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 862-889

  Izura, Cristina ^a   Playfoot, David ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acronym frequency; Acronym length; Acronyms; Age of acquisition; Imageability; Norms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; JUDGMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; WORD PROCESSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865633565     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-011-0175-8     Document Type: Article

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