Psycholinguistics Terms

noun A word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• The linguist explained the concept of a garden-path sentence to the class.
• I got confused by that garden-path sentence in the article.
• That sentence totally led me down the garden path.
• Her words were like a garden-path sentence, leading me astray before I understood the true meaning.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

interjection a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise

• The chemical reaction was deemed instaleb due to the unstable nature of the compounds involved.
• I heard that the new restaurant has an instaleb menu with constantly changing dishes.
• Her mood swings are so instaleb, you never know how she's going to react.
• The political situation in the country is like an instaleb rollercoaster, with constant ups and downs.