Date: 05-Jul-2011 From: Tara Thomas <tara.thomastaylorandfrancis.com> Subject: The Articulate Mammal: Aitchison E-mail this message to a friend
Title: The Articulate Mammal
Subtitle: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Series Title: Routledge Classics
Published: 2011
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Please Note: This is a new version of a previously announced text.
A classic in its field for almost forty years, "The Articulate Mammal" is a brilliant introduction to psycholinguistics. In lucid prose Jean Aitchison introduces and demystifies a complex and controversial subject: What is language and is it restricted to humans? How do children acquire language so quickly? Is language innate or learned? She explains the pioneering work of Noam Chomsky; how children become acclimatized to speech rhythms before birth; the acquisition of verbs; construction and cognitive grammar; and aphasia and dementia. She also considers new topics such as language and evolution and the possibility of a "language gene", bringing the field right up to date.
Linguistic Field(s):
Cognitive Science
Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
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