Psycholinguistics is an authoritative, wide-ranging and up-to-date A to Z guide to this important field. Cross-referenced, with suggestions for further reading and a full index, this book is a highly accessible introduction to the main terms and concepts in psycholinguistics. Psycholinguistics offers over 170 entries covering the key areas:
- psychological processes
- first language acquisition
- the nature of language
- brain and language
- language disorders.
This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for all students of English language, linguistics and psychology.
John Field writes and lectures on Psycholinguistics and on second language skills. He teaches at the Universities of Leeds and Reading, UK.