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The Cambridge Handbook of Psycholinguistics
By Michael Spivey, Ken McRae, Marc Joanisse
Cambridge University Press
Description
Our ability to speak, write, understand speech and read is critical to our ability to function in today's society. As such, psycholinguistics, or the study of how humans learn and use language, is a central topic in cognitive science. This comprehensive handbook is a collection of chapters written not by practitioners in the field, who can summarize the work going on around them, but by trailblazers from a wide array of subfields, who have been shaping the field of psycholinguistics over the last decade. Some topics discussed include how children learn language, how average adults understand and produce language, how language is represented in the brain, how brain-damaged individuals perform in terms of their language abilities and computer-based models of language and meaning. This is required reading for advanced researchers, graduate students and upper-level undergraduates who are interested in the recent developments and the future of psycholinguistics.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Psycholinguistics by Michael Spivey
Authors' Background: Michael Spivey is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a leading researcher in the field of psycholinguistics, which studies the mental processes involved in language comprehension and production.
Main Theme: The book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of psycholinguistics, covering a wide range of topics, including:
- Language comprehension
- Language production
- Language acquisition
- Bilingualism
- Neurolinguistics
Key Points:
- Psycholinguistics is a multidisciplinary field that draws on insights from psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and computer science.
- Language comprehension is a complex process that involves multiple levels of processing, including phonological, lexical, syntactic, and semantic processing.
- Language production is also a complex process that involves planning, articulation, and monitoring.
- Language acquisition is a gradual process that begins in infancy and continues throughout childhood.
- Bilingualism is the ability to speak and understand two or more languages.
- Neurolinguistics is the study of the neural basis of language.
Reputation:
- Good: The book is considered a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field of psycholinguistics. It is widely used as a textbook in graduate courses on psycholinguistics.
- Bad: Some critics have argued that the book is too technical and difficult for undergraduates to understand.
Who Should Read It:
- Graduate students and researchers in psycholinguistics
- Linguists and psychologists interested in language processing
- Anyone who wants to learn more about the science of language
