Psycholinguistics

by Jean Berko Gleason (Editor)

Designed for introductory undergraduate courses in psycholinguistics, this textbook is written in an easygoing manner which is neither too technical or intimidating to the beginning student. The text does not assume extensive background in linguistics, psychology or cognitive science, and includes all major extensions of the field. The collaborative authorship of eminent psycholinguists Berko Gleason and Bernstein Ratner assures the best possible coverage of these diverse topics. Features: * Chapter 2 has updated popular coverage of brain imaging and language processing. * Chapters 6 and 7 illustrate the dynamics of understanding language in context and the process of generating sentences. * The instructor's manual includes exercises, instructional activities, and handouts which demonstrate important material in the text. * The accompanying audio stimulus tape provides examples of difficult concepts such as speech intelligibility, categorical perception, click location and memory for words and sentences to encourage class participation. New to this edition: * Basic linguistic theory and terminology is covered more in detail and the research is thoroughly updated. * Chapter 6, Sentences Combined: Text and Discourse addresses a wider range of discourse processing, including mental models, text representation and memory, and connecting sentences in discourse. * Something to Think About questions stimulate students' critical thinking. * Each chapter contains mini-experiments designed to support students' grasp of material covered in the chapter.

Genres: Linguistics, Psychology

448 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1993

Reviews

[Morgan Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is dense, dry, and very impressive. Which is to be expected. It is not an introductory textbook. It is most useful, I think, as a reference work, taken a chapter at a time, considering carefully what the reader is interested in knowing. The researchers involved in its production are clearly brilliant. Everything they write is thoroughly sourced, and backed up with proper scientific experiments. The reference lists are often themselves are dozens of pages at the end of each chapter. Although I won't be reading it for fun, this will remain handy for me for quite some time, I reckon.

[Kasia]

5 elo

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

language is like a cracked kettle upon which we beat out tunes for beats to dance, while all the while we long to move the stars to pity.
Gustav Flaubert, Madame Bovary.