1.   In other words, can semantically related word pairs be differentiated from semantically unrelated word pairs by a computer?

2.   In order to reduce the likelihood of this happening Hearsay-II used initial islands consisting of word pairs rather than single words.

3.   However, because both systems used information just about adjacent words, they were able to make backwards pruning decisions after every word pair.

4.   SPHINX did not need more information than that provided over word pairs to distinguish the correct hypothesis.

5.   Afterward, they were given a memory test on the word pairs and told to disregard prior instructions and recall the associated word for every cue word.

6.   However, the researcher admitted that memorizing word pairs is far from the type of memory associated with painful events such as child abuse.