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Psycholinguistics
About the Book
Psycholinguistics:
- is a comprehensive introduction to psycholinguistic theory
- covers the core areas of psycholinguistics: language as a human attribute, language and the brain, vocabulary storage and use, language and memory, the four skills (writing, reading, listening, speaking), comprehension, language impairment and deprivation
draws on a range of real texts, data and examples, including a Radio Four interview, an essay written by a deaf writer, and the transcript of a therapy session addressing stuttering - provides classic readings by the key names in the discipline, including Jean Aitchison, Terrence Deacon, Robert Logie, Willem Levelt and Dorothy Bishop.
- Written by an experienced teacher, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language, linguistics and psychology.