Psycholinguistics

"Corpus research forms the backbone of research on children's language development. Researchers in the field present a survey on the history of data collection, different types of data, and the treatment of methodological problems"

This new and expanded edition of The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics brings together the views of over 80 experts in various domains of psycholinguistic research, offering a comprehensive and authoritative review of the field. Contains contributions from the fields of psychology, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, attention, genetics, development, and neuropsychology divided into five themed section. The comprehensive nature of this book coupled with the accessibility of the short chapter format makes this handbook essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of psychology, linguistics and neuroscience.

This book] opens a window into the process of psycholinguistics, pulling together classic and cutting-edge research from a number of different areas to provide an engaging and insightful introduction to the study of language processing. This book introduces the reader to the basic issues in psycholinguistic research, including its history and the methodologies typically employed in these studies. Key topics discussed include information flow, language representation, and sign language.

Routledge, 2003
"a comprehensive introduction to psycholinguistic theory covers the core areas of psycholinguistics: language as a human attribute, language and the brain, vocabulary storage and use, language and memory, the four skills (writing, reading, listening, speaking), comprehension, language impairment and deprivation."

Routledge, 2004
"a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to ideas and issues in this important field. Over 350 cross-referenced entries cover all the major areas, ranging from language processing to the nature of linguistic knowledge, from first language acquisition to language disability. They are written in an accessible, non-technical style so as to provide a clear introduction to the subject."