The Psychology of Language From Data to Theory

Inferential ability in children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida and pragmatic language impairment

“…The CP group, on the other hand, tended to give text-related atypical responses, which is interesting since an association occurred between inference comprehension and TROG in this group. According to Harley (2001), comprehenders with less prior knowledge rely more on the surface detail in the text to answer questions.…”

“…When analysing the responses Story A ("Ice skating", 74 words) appeared to be easier for the children to comprehend than Story B ("Rubbish pile", 103 words), perhaps because the knowledge base of the two were differently well known to the children. As Harley (2001) points out, prior knowledge has a large effect on the ability to understand language, and the more we know about a topic the better we can comprehend new material. Possibly the content of story B was more unfamiliar to the children than the content of story A.…”

Psycholinguistic Bases of Media Literacy: Considering the Issue of Media Texts Interpretation

“…), юриспруденції (І. Мельничук [4], В. Ортинський та ін. ), естетики мови (Т. Харлі [10] та ін.) тощо.…”

Aprendizagem Linguística e Processos Mnésicos:Contributos para a validação da Prova de Avaliação da Memória e Compreensão Verbal (PAMCV)

“…A linguagem pode ser encarada como um sistema de comunicação que nos permite falar sobre qualquer coisa, independentemente do tempo e do espaço (Harley, 2014). É através dela que se realizam a maior parte das interações comunicativas interpessoais e, mercê da sua especificidade é possível transmitir os diversos conhecimentos, ao longo do tempo, para espaços próximos ou distantes (Lima, 2011).…”