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Carroll, John B. and Roy O. Freedle, eds. 1972. Language comprehension and the acquisition of knowledge. V.H.Winston. xiii + 380 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

cognitive development | comprehension

Articles in this volume

Carroll, John B. Defining language comprehension: Some speculations. 1–29

Chafe, Wallace L. Discourse structure and human knowledge. 41–69

Simmons, Robert F. Some semantic structures for representing English meanings. 71–97

Bever, Thomas G. Perceptions, thought, and language. 99–112

Trabasso, Tom. Mental operations in language comprehension. 113–137

Olson, David R. Language use for communicating, instructing, and thinking. 139–167

Freedle, Roy O. Language users as fallible information-processors: Implications for measuring and modeling comprehension. 169–209

Frederiksen, Carl H. Effects of task-induced cognitive operations on comprehension and memory processes. 211–245

Crothers, Edward J. Memory structure and the recall of discourse. 247–283

Sticht, Thomas G. Learning by listening. 285–314

Rothkopf, Ernst Z. Structural text features and the control of processes in learning from written materials. 315–335

Frase, Lawrence T. Maintenance and control in the acquisition of knowledge from written materials. 337–357

Freedle, Roy O. and John B. Carroll. Language comprehension and the acquisition of knowledge: Reflections. 359–368