Psycholinguistics
Thomas Scovel
Series Editor: H. G. Widdowson
Psycholinguists have shown that the comprehension and production of even the simplest language is a highly complex, almost miraculous, process. This brief introduction shows how psycholinguistic research can act as a window to the workings of the human mind.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-437213-8
- RRP: £ 17.00
- Pages: 136
- Binding: Paperback
- Dimensions: 198x129 mm
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Contact your local Oxford office or distributor for information or advice on any of our materials, or to find your local ELT bookseller.Part of... Oxford Introductions to Language Study
A series of brief, clear introductions to the main areas of language study.
Tab 1
Preface
Author's preface
SECTION 1
Survey1 Introduction
2 Acquisition: when I was a child, I spoke as a child
'... no language but a cry'
First words
The birth of grammar
Evidence for innateness
Childish creativity
Stages of linguistic development
3 Production: putting words in one's mouth
Conceptualization
Formulation
Articulation
Self-monitoring
4 Comprehension: understanding what we hear and read
The comprehension of sounds
The comprehension of words
The comprehension of sentences
The comprehension of texts
Comprehension concluded
5 Dissolution: language loss
Neurolinguistics and language loss
Speech and language disorders
Concluding summary
SECTION 2
ReadingsSECTION 3
ReferencesSECTION 4
GlossaryTab 2
- 'The book successfully accomplishes its goal of easing people into an understanding of complex ideas.' - The Clarion, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1999
