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New Dissertation Abstract Institution: University of Bielefeld Program: Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies Dissertation Status: Completed Degree Date: 1992 Author: Frank Kostrzewa Dissertation Title: Merkmale verstehens- und behaltensfoerdernder kontextueller Bedeutungserklaerungen Linguistic Field: Semantics Dissertation Director 1: Gert Henrici Dissertation Director 2: Ekkehard Zoefgen Dissertation Abstract: On the basis of an empirical project the following thesis describes the variables which should be considered in constructing contextual explanations (examples)intended to increase the comprehension and retention of word material. The effects of the variables discussed here have been tested within a partly hypothesis-testing, quantitative design. Additional learner-internal data have been gathered employing retrospective procedures.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue