Introducing Psycholinguistics (Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics) - Softcover

Warren, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521130565 ISBN 13: 9780521130561

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Psycholinguistics is the study of how humans produce and understand language. This textbook provides a clear introduction to the subject for students with a basic knowledge of linguistics. It introduces central aspects of the production and comprehension of language and breaks them down into stages for ease of understanding. Students will also investigate how different production and comprehension processes interact. Looks at how language is processed and represented and how to apply this to the analysis of data. Considers everyday linguistic knowledge (such as the information we store for words, what rule systems we have for generating word and sentence structures) and how it relates to the structures and rules proposed by theoretical linguistics. Examples and exercises reinforce key points. Students become familiar with key terms and concepts with sidebar boxes that explain them as they are introduced, a comprehensive glossary and online flashcard facility

About this title

Book Description

How humans produce and understand language is clearly introduced in this textbook for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics. With a logical, flexible structure Introducing Psycholinguistics steps through the central topics of production and comprehension of language and the interaction between them.

About the Author

Paul Warren is an Associate Professor in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521130565
• ISBN 13: 9780521130561
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284