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Semantic Nonsense

Semantic Nonsense is a linguistic phenomenon in children's rhymes characterized by the deliberate use of syntactically coherent but semantically incongruous or logically implausible expressions to evoke humor, absurdity, or mnemonic emphasis.

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Sense and nonsense in psychology

C. W. Usher · Eugenics review · 1958 · 145 citations · Full text

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At random: Sense and nonsense.

Quinn McNemar · American Psychologist · 1960 · 127 citations

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Language, Sense, and Nonsense.

Norbert Hornstein, G. P. Baker, P. M. S. Hacker · The Philosophical Review · 1987 · 118 citations

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Some Physiognomic Aspects of Naming, or, Maluma and Takete Revisited

Morris K. Holland, Michael Wertheimer · Perceptual and Motor Skills · 1964 · 100 citations

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Meaningless words promote meaningful categorization

Gary Lupyan, Daniel Casasanto · Language and Cognition · 2014 · 82 citations

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  1. MV
    MARTINE VAN ENGELEN

    Counseling Center, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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    François Lalonde

    National Institute of Mental Health, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. TK
    Toshi Konishi

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. HC
    Herman Cappelen

    Vassar College, United States

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  5. EH
    Edward H.F. de Haan

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  1. Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

  3. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  4. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  5. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    71 citations

  6. Hospital Civil de Guadalajara

    Guadalajara, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. United States Department of Veterans Affairs

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  8. National Institute of Mental Health

    Bethesda, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

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  2. Journal of Philosophical Logic

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  3. The Philosophical Review

    1 publications · 118 citations

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  4. Perceptual and Motor Skills

    1 publications · 100 citations

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  5. Eugenics review

    1 publications · 145 citations

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