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PART I General Issues
1 Introduction: Themes of Psycholinguistics
Introduction
The Scope of Psycholinguistics
Language Processes and Linguistic Knowledge
Four Language Examples
Summary
The Historical Context
Early Psycholinguistics
Behaviorism and Verbal Behavior
Later Psycholinguistics
Current Directions
Summary
Review Questions
Thought Questions
2 Linguistic Principles
Introduction
Basic Grammatical Concepts
Duality of Patterning
Morphology
Phrase Structure
Linguistic Productivity
Summary
Insights from Sign Language
Differences Between Signed and Spoken Languages
Similarities Between Signed and Spoken Languages
Significance of Sign Language
Summary
Transformational Grammar
Language and Grammar
Deep and Surface Structure
Transformational Rules
Summary
Issues in Grammatical Theory
Psychological Reality of Grammar
The Centrality of Syntax
Is Language Innate?
Summary
Review Questions
Thought Questions
3 Psychological Mechanisms
Introduction
The Information-Processing System
Working Memory
Long-Term Memory
Relevance for Language Processing
Summary
Central Issues in Language Processing
Serial and Parallel Processing
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes
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PART Ⅱ Language Comprehension
PART Ⅲ Language Production and Conversational Interaction
PART Ⅳ Language Acquisition
PART Ⅴ Language in Perspective
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
PHOTO CREDITS
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX
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