The Articulate Mammal: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

by Jean Aitchison (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.44

  An established bestseller, The Articulate Mammal is a concise and highly readable introduction to the main topics in psycholinguistics. This fifth edition brings the book up-to-date with recent theories, including new material on:

  • the possibility of a `language gene'
  • post-Chomskyan ideas
  • language within an evolutionary framework
  • spatial cognition and how this affects language
  • how children become acclimatized to speech rhythms before birth
  • the acquisition of verbs
  • construction and cognitive grammar
  • aphasia and dementia.

  Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, chapter by chapter, The Articulate Mammal tackles the basic questions central to the study of psycholinguistics. Jean Aitchison investigates these issues with regard to animal communication, child language and the language of adults, and includes in the text full references and helpful suggestions for further reading.

  The accompanying website to this book can be found at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415420228.

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  Paperback
  1989

  $3.29

  This highly successful text has been substantially revised to take account of the considerable changes in Chomsky's recent ideas. The chapters on grammatical innateness, child language acquisition, and speech comprehension have been largely rewritten and new material and references throughout the book make it completely up-to-date with key developments in the field.

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  Hardcover
  1989

  $8.01

  Written for those who would like to know why we talk, how we acquire language and what happens when we produce or comprehend sentences, this book is an introduction to the subject of psycholinguistics. Major topics of interest in recent years and a state-of-the-art examination are included. This edition has added sections on Chomsky's recent views, which differ markedly from those of 20 years ago. The book is also intended for students at universities, polytechnics and colleges of education who need an introduction to the subject.