Automaticity and Control in Language Processing (Advances in Behavioural Brain Science)

ISBN 10: 1841696501 / ISBN 13: 9781841696508

Published by Psychology Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Automaticity and Control in Language Processing (Advances in Behavioural Brain Science)
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841696501
• ISBN 13: 9781841696508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 557.9 grams

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Synopsis

The use of language is a fundamental component of much of our day-to-day life. Language often co-occurs with other activities with which it must be coordinated. This raises the question of whether the cognitive processes involved in planning spoken utterances and in understanding them are autonomous or whether they are affected by, and perhaps affect, non-linguistic cognitive processes, with which they might share processing resources. This question is the central concern of Automaticity and Control in Language Processing.

The chapters address key issues concerning the relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic processes, including:

• How can the degree of automaticity of a component be defined?
• Which linguistic processes are truly automatic, and which require processing capacity?
• Through which mechanisms can control processes affect linguistic performance? How might these mechanisms be represented in the brain?
• How do limitations in working memory and executive control capacity affect linguistic performance and language re-learning in persons with brain damage?

This important collection from leading international researchers will be of great interest to researchers and students in the area.

About the Author

Antje S. Meyer is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Linda Wheeldon is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Andrea Krott is Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK.