Adult semantic memory has been traditionally conceptualized as a relatively static memory
system that consists of knowledge about the world, concepts, and symbols. Considerable …

At first glance, conceptual representations (eg, our internal notion of the object “lemon”)
seem static; we have the impression that there is something that the concept lemon …

Componential theories of lexical semantics assume that concepts can be represented by
sets of features or attributes that are in some sense primitive or basic components of …

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
Contents Preface Section I: Foundations of Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of …

Conceptual representations in long-term memory crucially contribute to perception and
action, language and thought. However, the precise nature of these conceptual memory …

Over the last decade, there has been an increasing body of work that explores whether
sensory and motor information is a necessary part of semantic representation and …

Concepts embody our knowledge of the kinds of things there are in the world. Tying our past
experiences to our present interactions with the environment, they enable us to recognize …

Vector‐based models of word meaning have become increasingly popular in cognitive
science. The appeal of these models lies in their ability to represent meaning simply by …

Object concepts are critical for nearly all aspects of human cognition, from perception tasks
like object recognition, to understanding and producing language, to making meaningful …

Emotion influences most aspects of cognition and behavior, but emotional factors are
conspicuously absent from current models of word recognition. The influence of emotion on …