LINGUIST List 15.1790

Fri Jun 11 2004

Books: Psycholinguistics: Aitchison

Editor for this issue: Neil Salmond <neillinguistlist.org>

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1. Charlotte.Maxwell, A Glossary of Language and Mind: Aitchison

Title: A Glossary of Language and Mind
Series Title: Glossaries in Linguistics

Publication Year: 2003
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
		http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/

Book URL: http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/cgi/odbic.exe?input=NewWeb/Books/Aitchison2574.htm

Author: Jean Aitchison, Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and
	Communication, University of Oxford

Paperback: ISBN: 0748618244, Pages: 160, Price: U.K. � 6.99

			
Abstract:

This alphabetical guide to language and mind gives an up-to-date
introduction to the key topics of speech comprehension, speech
production and child language. Written by a well-known author in the
field, the entries are concise and lucid, and provide an easy-to-read
overview of an area of linguistics which lies at the core of the human
ability to use language.

Key features
*A handy and easily understandable pocket guide for anyone embarking
 on courses in developmental linguistics or psycholinguistics
*Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms
*Contains an introduction which outlines the range of the field
*Brings in relatively new areas, such as bonobos and brain scans
*Includes an annotated bibliography with suggestions for further reading

Customers in North America please contact Oxford University Press (US)


Lingfield(s):	Psycholinguistics
		
Written In:	English (Language Code: ENG)


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