?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Rule+and+Idiosyncratically+Derived+Denominal+Verbs%3A+Effects+on+Language+Production+and+Comprehension&rft.creator=Kelly%2C+Michael+H.&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.description=A+distinction+is+drawn+between+two+classes+of+denominal+verbs%2C+and+four+experiments+examine+the+effects+of+this+distinction+on+the+production+and+comprehension+of+denominalizations.+%22Rule+derived%22+(RD)+denominals+are+formed+from+nouns+belonging+to+semantic+categories+whose+members+share+the+same+meaning+when+used+as+verbs.+For+instance%2C+denominal+verbs+formed+from+vehicles+generally+mean+%22To+travel%2Fconvey+by+X%22+where+X+represents+the+specific+vehicle.+In+contrast%2C+%22idiosyncratically+derived%22+(ID)+denominals+are+drawn+from+categories+whose+members+possess+diverse+meanings+when+used+as+verbs.+Thus%2C+%22to+fish%22+means+%22to+try+to+catch+fish%22+whereas+%22to+dog%22+means+%22to+chase+tirelessly.%22+Because+the+verb+meanings+of+rule+derived+items+are+relatively+predictable%2C+they+might+be+more+easily+produced+and+understood.+Experiments+1+and+2+show+that+speakers+are+more+likely+to+select+RD+terms+for+denominalization%2C+and+are+faster+at+creating+denominal+uses+for+RD+terms.+Experiments+3+and+4+show+that+RD+denominals+are+rated+easier+to+understand+than+ID+denominals%2C+and+that+they+are+interpreted+more+uniformly+across+readers.+The+Discussion+considers+pragmatic+accounts+of+the+results%2C+the+theoretical+basis+for+the+distinction+between+RD+and+ID+terms%2C+and+the+more+general+point+that+experimental+methods+can+be+used+to+study+creative+uses+of+language.&rft.date=1998-03&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F699%2F1%2FdenominalVerbs.html&rft.identifier=++Kelly%2C+Michael+H.++(1998)+Rule+and+Idiosyncratically+Derived+Denominal+Verbs%3A+Effects+on+Language+Production+and+Comprehension.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F699%2F