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Fundamentals of psycholinguistics

Eva M. Fernández and Helen Smith Cairns

(Fundamentals of linguistics)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, c2010

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

Introducing the fundamental issues in psycholinguistics, this book explores the amazing story of the unconscious processes that take place when humans use language. It is an ideal text for undergraduates taking a first course in the study of language. Topics covered include the biological foundations of language; acquisition of first and second languages in children and adults; the mental lexicon; and speech production, perception, and processing Structured as an engaging narrative that takes the reader from an idea in the mind of a speaker to its comprehension in the mind of the hearer Reflects the latest empirical developments in psycholinguistics, and is illustrated throughout with examples from bilingual as well as monolingual language processing, second language acquisition, and sign languages Student-friendly features include chapter-by-chapter study questions and discussion summaries; the appendix offers an excellent overview of experimental designs in psycholinguistics, and prepares students for their own research Written by an internationally-regarded author team, drawing on forty years of experience in teaching psycholinguistics

Table of Contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. Prologue. 1. Beginning Concepts. 2. The Nature of Linguistic Competence. 3. The Biological Basis of Language. 4. The Acquisition of Language. 5. The Speaker: Producing Speech. 6. The Hearer: Speech Perception and Lexical Access. 7. The Hearer: Structural Processing. 8. Remembering Sentences, Processing Discourse, and Having Conversations. Epilogue. Appendix: Experimental Designs in Psycholinguistics. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

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  • NCID
    BB02875110
  • ISBN
    • 9781405191524
    • 9781405191470
  • LCCN
    2010003120
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Malden
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 316 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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