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Informationen zum Autor H. Wind Cowles, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Florida. Klappentext [This book] opens a window into the process of psycholinguistics, pulling together classic and cutting-edge research from a number of different areas to provide an engaging and insightful introduction to the study of language processing. Psycholinguistics 101 is sure to hook students with its enthusiasm as it provides a clear introduction to the modern research in this field.Maria Polinsky, PhD Harvard University How is language represented in the brain? How do we understand ambiguous language? How carefully do we really listen to speakers? How is sign language similar to and different from spoken language? How does having expertise in multiple languages work? Answering these questions and more, Psycholinguistics 101 provides an introduction to how language is stored and processed by mind and brain. The study of psycholinguistics incorporates interdisciplinary research from psychology, linguistics, computer science, neuroscience, and cognitive science. By understanding the processes that underlie language ability, we can help develop more effective ways to teach languages and understand differences in reading abilities. This book introduces the reader to the basic issues in psycholinguistic research, including its history and the methodologies typically employed in these studies. Key topics discussed include information flow, language representation, and sign language. Zusammenfassung By understanding the processes that underlie language ability! we can help develop more effective ways to teach people to read and make the books they read easier to understand. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic issues in psycholinguistic research! including its history and the methodologies typically employed in research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction: What is psycholinguistics? Chapter 2: A short history of the psychology of languageChapter 3: How we know what we knowChapter 4: Hot topic - Information flowChapter 5: Hot topic - Language representationChapter 6: Hot topic - Language in the real worldChapter 7: Hot topic - Sign languageChapter 8: Future research...
