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单词 nonsense syllable
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Definition of nonsense syllable in English:

nonsense syllable

noun
  • An arbitrarily formed syllable, as used in memory experiments and tests.

    all participants were asked to learn and retain sets of nonsense syllables
    Example sentencesExamples
    • First, reading-aloud accuracy was tested on 40 target syllables (20 isolated nonsense syllables and 20 syllables embedded in words in a text).
    • To find out, she and colleagues had 182 Harvard students undergo tests in which they listened to repeated strings of nonsense syllables, heard background noise, and saw yellow lights on a video screen.
    • Then they learned to read by pronouncing nonsense syllables formed by combining consonants with vowels, such as ba-he-bi.
    • The turn to language, moreover, has shifted learning-related research away from many of the older, artificial experimental paradigms - mazes, paired-associate word lists, nonsense syllables, and the rest.
    • The test required subjects to determine the identity of nonsense syllables presented in a tachistoscope when, unknown to the subjects, no syllables were present.
 
 

Definition of nonsense syllable in US English:

nonsense syllable

noun
  • An arbitrarily formed syllable, as used in memory experiments and tests.

    all participants were asked to learn and retain sets of nonsense syllables
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then they learned to read by pronouncing nonsense syllables formed by combining consonants with vowels, such as ba-he-bi.
    • The turn to language, moreover, has shifted learning-related research away from many of the older, artificial experimental paradigms - mazes, paired-associate word lists, nonsense syllables, and the rest.
    • First, reading-aloud accuracy was tested on 40 target syllables (20 isolated nonsense syllables and 20 syllables embedded in words in a text).
    • To find out, she and colleagues had 182 Harvard students undergo tests in which they listened to repeated strings of nonsense syllables, heard background noise, and saw yellow lights on a video screen.
    • The test required subjects to determine the identity of nonsense syllables presented in a tachistoscope when, unknown to the subjects, no syllables were present.
 
 
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