Words in the Mind -4th Edition- - An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon

Informationen zum Autor Jean Aitchison  is Emeritus Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford. She is the author of numerous books on language, including  Language Change: Progress or Decay?  (Third Edition, 2001),  The Word Weavers: Newshounds and Wordsmiths  (2007),  Aitchison's Linguistics  (Seventh Edition, 2010), and  The Articulate Mammal  (Routledge Classics Edition, 2011). Klappentext Words in the Mind , is all about words: how we learn them, remember them, understand them, and find the precise ones we wish to use. It also addresses the structure and content of the human word-store - the 'mental lexicon' - with particular reference to the spoken language of native English speakers. Great strides have been made in our understanding of the lexicon since the first three editions of  Words in the Mind  were published, and it has developed into a major interest of study among linguists, psychologists, sociologists, and those who teach English as a second language.  In addition to numerous updates and revisions, this latest edition features a wealth of new material, including an all-new chapter focusing exclusively on the brain and language. Enhanced coverage is also provided on lexical corpora - computerized databases - and on lexical change of meaning. Many of the notes and suggestions for further reading are also expanded and updated. Written by a true master of making scholarly concepts accessible, the fourth edition of  Words in the Mind  remains a rich and revealing resource for students and non-specialists alike, presenting the latest insights into the complex relationship between language, words, and the human mind. Zusammenfassung Featuring numerous updates, revisions, and enhanced coverage, Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 4th Edition, present the latest state of our knowledge about the ways we learn words, remember them, understand them, and find the ones we want to use. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations and Symbols xiii Part I: Aims and Evidence 1 1 Welcome to Dictionopolis! 3 The human word-store 2 Links in the Chain 18 Assessing the evidence 3 Programming Dumbella 32 Modeling the mental lexicon 4 Brainy Matters 42 The physical underlay Part II: Basic Ingredients 51 5 Slippery Customers 53 Attempts to pin down the meaning of words 6 Bad Birds and Better Birds 66 Prototype theories 7 Whispering Chambers of the Imagination 80 Mental models 8 The Primordial Atomic Globule Hunt 90 The search for semantic primitives 9 Word-webs 99 Semantic networks 10 Close Companions 113 Words which cling together 11 Lexical All-sorts 119 Parts of speech 12 Verb Power 131 The role of verbs 13 Bits of Words 145 The internal architecture of words 14 Taking Care of the Sounds 157 Dealing with the sound patterns Part III: Newcomers 169 15 Multiple Meanings 171 The polysemy problem 16 Interpreting Ice-cream Cones 182 Metaphor and metonymy 17 Globbering Mattresses 194 Creating new words 18 What is a Bongaloo, Daddy? 209 How children learn the meaning of words 19 Aggergog Miggers, Wips and Gucks 222 How children cope with the sounds of words Part IV: The Overall Picture 235 20 Seeking and Finding 237 Selecting words 21 Organized Guesswork 248 Recognizing words 22 Odd Arrangements and Funny Solutions 261 The organization of the mental lexicon 23 Last Word 267<...

List of contents

Preface ix
 
Acknowledgments xi
 
Abbreviations and Symbols xiii
 
Part I: Aims and Evidence 1
 
1 Welcome to Dictionopolis! 3
The human word-store
 
2 Links in the Chain 18
Assessing the evidence
 
3 Programming Dumbella 32
Modeling the mental lexicon
 
4 Brainy Matters 42
The physical underlay
 
Part II: Basic Ingredients 51
 
5 Slippery Customers 53
Attempts to pin down the meaning of words
 
6 Bad Birds and Better Birds 66
Prototype theories
 
7 Whispering Chambers of the Imagination 80
Mental models
 
8 The Primordial Atomic Globule Hunt 90
The search for semantic primitives
 
9 Word-webs 99
Semantic networks
 
10 Close Companions 113
Words which cling together
 
11 Lexical All-sorts 119
Parts of speech
 
12 Verb Power 131
The role of verbs
 
13 Bits of Words 145
The internal architecture of words
 
14 Taking Care of the Sounds 157
Dealing with the sound patterns
 
Part III: Newcomers 169
 
15 Multiple Meanings 171
The polysemy problem
 
16 Interpreting Ice-cream Cones 182
Metaphor and metonymy
 
17 Globbering Mattresses 194
Creating new words
 
18 What is a Bongaloo, Daddy? 209
How children learn the meaning of words
 
19 Aggergog Miggers, Wips and Gucks 222
How children cope with the sounds of words
 
Part IV: The Overall Picture 235
 
20 Seeking and Finding 237
Selecting words
 
21 Organized Guesswork 248
Recognizing words
 
22 Odd Arrangements and Funny Solutions 261
The organization of the mental lexicon
 
23 Last Word 267
Final comments and future questions
 
Notes 270
 
References 292
 
Index 327

Product details

• Authors: Jean Aitchison, Aitchison Jean
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.2012
• EAN: 9780470656471
• ISBN: 978-0-470-65647-1
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Linguistik, Linguistics, Sprachwissenschaften, Allg. Sprachwissenschaften