Psychology of Language

by Dinesh Ramoo

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In this textbook, students are introduced to the fundamental principles of linguistics and psycholinguistics. Students will explore theories and models of language development, comprehension and production as well as bilingualism and reading. All of these topics are approached from a Canadian perspective and include ideas from indigenous cultures and languages of Canada.

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Publisher
Thompson Rivers University
Subjects
Social Sciences, Linguistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 34: Contributors
  7. 34: Dedication
  8. 1: Speaking in Tongues
  9. 1.1: Language Change
  10. 1.2: Language Families
  11. 1.3: Research Methods in Psycholinguistics
  12. 1.4: Themes and Variations
  13. 2: The Sounds of Language
  14. 2.1: Describing Sounds
  15. 2.2: The Articulatory System
  16. 2.3: Consonants
  17. 2.4: Vowels
  18. 2.5: Syllables
  19. 2.6: Phonological Rules
  20. 3: The Parts of Speech
  21. 3.1: Words and Their Meaning
  22. 3.2: Morphemes
  23. 3.3: Morphology of Different Languages
  24. 3.4: Syntax
  25. 4: The Biological Basis of Language
  26. 4.1: Animal Communication
  27. 4.2: Defining Language
  28. 4.3: The Origins of Language
  29. 4.4: Language in the Brain
  30. 4.5: Language and Thought
  31. 5: Learning to Speak
  32. 5.1: Language Development
  33. 5.2: Pidgins and Creoles
  34. 6: Bilingualism
  35. 6.1: The Advantages of Bilingualism
  36. 6.2: Bilingual Language Processing
  37. 6.3: Models of Bilingualism
  38. 6.4: Second Language Acquisition
  39. 7: Visual Language
  40. 7.1: Writing Systems
  41. 7.2: A Standard Reading Model
  42. 8: Reading
  43. 8.1: Reading Models
  44. 8.2: Reading Disorders
  45. 9: Speaking
  46. 9.1: Evidence for Speech Production
  47. 9.2: The Standard Model of Speech Production
  48. 9.3: Speech Production Models
  49. 9.4: Summary
  50. 9.5: References
  51. Back Matter
  52. Index
  53. Glossary
  54. 48: Glossary
  55. Detailed Licensing
  56. 27: Accessibility Statement
  57. 12: Versioning History