Words as social tools: Language, sociality and inner grounding in abstract concepts
The paper introduces a new perspective on abstract concepts (eg “freedom”) and their
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …
The challenge of abstract concepts.
Abstract Abstract concepts (“freedom”) differ from concrete ones (“cat”), as they do not have
a bounded, identifiable, and clearly perceivable referent. The way in which abstract …
a bounded, identifiable, and clearly perceivable referent. The way in which abstract …
Varieties of abstract concepts and their multiple dimensions
The issue of how abstract concepts are represented is widely debated. However, evidence
is controversial, also because different criteria were used to select abstract concepts–for …
is controversial, also because different criteria were used to select abstract concepts–for …
The specific role of inhibition in reading comprehension in good and poor comprehenders
E Borella, B Carretti… - Journal of Learning …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Difficulties in inhibitory processes have been shown to characterize the performance of poor
comprehenders. However, the inhibitory inefficiency of poor comprehenders is most often …
comprehenders. However, the inhibitory inefficiency of poor comprehenders is most often …
[HTML][HTML] The adaptation of the affective norms for English words (ANEW) for Italian
We developed affective norms for 1,121 Italian words in order to provide researchers with a
highly controlled tool for the study of verbal processing. This database was developed from …
highly controlled tool for the study of verbal processing. This database was developed from …
Strength of perceptual experience predicts word processing performance better than concreteness or imageability
Abstract concepts are traditionally thought to differ from concrete concepts by their lack of
perceptual information, which causes them to be processed more slowly and less accurately …
perceptual information, which causes them to be processed more slowly and less accurately …
Age-of-acquisition effects in word and picture identification.
BJ Juhasz - Psychological bulletin, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Words and pictures with earlier learned labels are processed faster than words and
pictures with later learned labels. This age-of-acquisition (AoA) effect has been extensively …
pictures with later learned labels. This age-of-acquisition (AoA) effect has been extensively …
[HTML][HTML] Crowding, reading, and developmental dyslexia
We tested the hypothesis that crowding effects are responsible for the reading slowness
characteristic of developmental dyslexia. A total of twenty-nine Italian dyslexics and thirty …
characteristic of developmental dyslexia. A total of twenty-nine Italian dyslexics and thirty …
Designing cross-linguistic lexical tasks (CLTs) for bilingual preschool children
E Haman, M Łuniewska… - … from language impairment, 2015 - degruyter.com
Background Two main phenomena characterise early word learning: a rapid vocabulary
growth and a significant improvement in speed of lexical processing (for vocabulary growth …
growth and a significant improvement in speed of lexical processing (for vocabulary growth …
[HTML][HTML] Spanish norms for affective and lexico-semantic variables for 1,400 words
Studies of semantic variables (eg, concreteness) and affective variables (ie, valence and
arousal) have traditionally tended to run in different directions. However, in recent years …
arousal) have traditionally tended to run in different directions. However, in recent years …