13 - Semantics Flashcards
What is Semantics?
Knowledge of meaning of words, phrases and sentences
Can we know the meaning of a word even if it’s hard to explain?
Yes
Define: word
What are occassional conflicts in assumed meanings?
When there are multiple meanings or nuances to a word
(Ex.:, Dating, Draw, etc.)
Draw a picture Draw a breath Draw a gun End in a draw Etc.
“Run” has _____ seperate meanings for the verb form alone
645
Are multiple meanings of a word always related?
Nope
In our everyday lives, we constantly and quickly activate both _______ and ______ meanings.
Correct
Wrong
When we makes a mistake (activate the wrong meaning), is it sometimes hard for us to figure it out the correct meaning?
Yes
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
Stolen painting found by tree
Etc.
How is our Mental Lexicon organized?
Our mental lexicon is organized by semantics
Not by phonology or orthography
What is our Mental Lexicon?
Our knowledge of words/morphemes
Is it easier to list words by category instead of initial letter or word length?
Yes
In category fluency tasks (such as name animals that are pets), ______ are usually produced together. In doing this, we go through ______. We exhaust one then move to the next.
Related items
Subcategories
(Typical pets -> farm animals -> jungle animals -> ocean animals)
What experiment did Bower perform in 1969?
Presented sets of words to subjects.
Some were in related words groups and some were presented in random groups.
Then he tested their memory of those words
What did Bower find in 1969?
Related words are learned better than random words
What experiment did Warrington & Shalice perform in 1984?
Did case studies of people who show categorical deficits
1 patient was only impaired on fruits and vegetables
4 patients were only impaired on living things and food
What model did Collins & Loftus create in 1975?
Spreading Activation Model
