The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics

by Gareth Gaskell (Editor)

Overview

The ability to communicate through spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race, yet it remains a deeply mysterious process. The young science of psycholinguistics attempts to uncover the mechanisms and representations underlying human language. This interdisciplinary field has seen massive developments over the past decade, with a broad expansion of the research base, and the incorporation of new experimental techniques such as brain imaging and computational modelling. The result is that real progress is being made in the understanding of the key components of language in the mind. The 'Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics' brings together the views of 75 leading researchers in psycholinguistics to provide a comprehensive and authoritative review of the current state of the art in psycholinguistics. With almost 50 chapters written by experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled. The contributors are eminent in a wide range of fields, including psychology, linguistics, human memory, cognitive neuroscience, bilingualism, genetics, development and neuropsychology. Their contributions are organised into six themed sections, covering word recognition, the mental lexicon, comprehension and discourse, language production, language development, and perspectives on psycholinguistics. The breadth of coverage, coupled with the accessibility of the short chapter format should make the handbook essential reading for both students and researchers in the fields of psychology, linguistics and neuroscience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191015700
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	01/22/2009
Series:	Oxford Library of Psychology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Gareth Gaskell is a Reader in Psychology at the University of York, UK. His research in psycholinguistics has largely focused on speech perception, spoken word recognition, connectionist modelling and vocabulary acquisition.

Table of Contents

Part I - Word Recognition1. Representations and representational specficity in speech perception and spoken word recognition, David B Pisoni & Susannah V Levi2. Audiovisual speech perception and word recogniton, Dominic W Massaro & Alexandra Jesse3. Eight questions about spoken word recognition, James M McQueen4. Statistical and connnectionist models of speech perception and word recognition, M Gareth Gaskell5. Visual word recognition, Kathleen Rastle6. Eye movements and visual word recogntion, Richard Shillcock7. Speech and spelling interaction: the interdependence of visual and auditory word recognition, Ram Frost & Johannes C Ziegler8. Brain processes of word recognition as revealed by neurophysiological imaging, Friedemann Pulvermüller9. Word recognition in aphasia, Sheila E BlumsteinPart II - The Mental Lexicon10. Representation and processing of lexically ambiguous words, Stephen J Lupker11. Morphological processes in language comprehension, William D Marslen-Wilson12. Semantic representation, Gabriella Vigliocco & David P Vinson13. Conceptual structure, Helen E Moss, Lorraine K Tyler & Kirsten I Taylor14. Connectionist models of reading, Mark S Seidenberg15. The mulitlingual lexicon, Ton Dijkstra16. The biocognition of the mental lexicon, Michael T UllmanPart III - Comprehension and Discourse17. Syntactic parsing, Roger P G van Gompel & Martin J Pickering18. Spoken language comprehension: insights from eye movements, Michael K Tanenhaus19. Eye movements and on-line comprehension processes, Adrian Staub & Keith Rayner20. Inference processing in discourse comprehension, Murray Singer21. Language and action: creating sensible combinations of ideas, Arthur M Glenberg22. Bilingual sentence processing, Arturo E Hernández, Eva M Fernández & Noémi Aznar-Besé23. Event-related brain potential (ERP) studies of sentence processing, Marta Kutas & Kara D Federmeier24. Neuroimaging studies of sentence and discourse comprehension, Ina D Bornkessel & Angela D Friederici25. Sentence level deficits in aphasia, Randi C Martin, Loan C Vuong & Jason E CrowtherPart IV - Language Production26. Alignment in dialogue, Simon Garrod & Martin J Pickering27. Grammatical encoding, Victor S Ferreira & L Robert Slevc28. Word form retrieval in language production, Antje S Meyer & Eva Belke29. Speech production, Carol A Fowler30. The problem of speech patterns in time, Robert F Port31. Connectionist principles in theories of speech production, Matthew Goldrick32. Cross-linguistic research on language production, Albert Costa, F-Xavier Alario & Núria Sebastián-Gallés33. Brain imaging studies of language production, Peter Indefrey34. Language production in aphasia, Rita BerndtPart V - Language Development35. The perceptual foundations of phonological development, Suzanne Curtin & Janet F Werker36. Statistical learning in infant language development, Rebecca Gómez37. Word learning, Melissa A Koenig & Amanda Woodward38. Concept formation and language development: count nouns and object kinds, Fei Xu39. Learning to parse and its implications for language acquisition, John C Trueswell & Lila R Gleitman40. Learning to read, Rebecca Treiman & Brett Kessler41. Developmental dyslexia, Margaret J Snowling & Markéta Caravolas42. Genetics of language disorders: clinical conditions, phenotypes and genes, Mabel L Rice & Filip SmolikPart VI - Perspectives43. The psycholinguistics of signed andspoken languages: how biology affects processing, Karen Emmorey44. Spoken language processing by machine, Roger K Moore45. Relating structure and time in linguistics and psycholinguistics, Colin Phillips & Matthew Wagers46. Working memory and language, Susan E Gathercole47. Language and mirror neurons, Giacomo Rizzolatti & Laila Craighero48. The evolution of language: a comparative perspective, W Tecumseh Fitch49. Thinking across the boundaries: psycholinguistic perspectives, Merrill Garrett

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Christopher J Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN(Madigan Healthcare System)
Description: In the tradition of Oxford handbooks, this is a comprehensive book on the growing field of psycholinguistics. The psycholinguistic journey includes multidisciplinary chapters from psychology, linguistics, bilingualism, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, development, and neuropsychology.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide broad coverage of the field of psycholinguistics, while still making it accessible to readers.
Audience: According to the editor, the book is intended for students and researchers in the fields of linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience. It requires a fairly sophisticated understanding of these fields to be immediately comprehensible and is probably better suited for at least the graduate level. The editor is well versed in psycholinguistic research and the contributing authors are well respected, but it is surprising to see a few key researchers absent from the list.
Features: There is an immense amount of information organized into relatively short chapters (15-20 pages). Each chapter begins with an introduction and contains numerous subheadings that lead the reader through the chapter. Conclusions, summaries, or final thoughts end each chapter. The topics represent the field of psycholinguistics from the evolution of language to speech recognition to mirror neurons. This is done from a variety of perspectives that include behavioral studies, neuroimaging and ERP studies, and studies of pathological conditions affecting language. The book is filled with information about key research studies and theoretical underpinnings in psycholinguistics. There are some figures and tables, along with a handful of color plates, but they are sparse for such a large book. Many chapters are devoid of any figures and as such make for dense reading. The index is inclusive and up-to-date references end each chapter.
Assessment: This is a comprehensive book that adeptly covers research in psycholinguistics from an array of disciplines and study techniques. It is not meant as an introductory text and can be arduous reading at times, but for those with the requisite background and interest, this will be an extensive and worthwhile reference.

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"This is a comprehensive book that adeptly covers research in psycholinguisitics from an array of disciplines and study techniques."—Doody's

"Overall, it is an authoritative and exhaustive account of the start of the art in psycholinguistics. It will be an indispensible resource for all those interested in language processes."—The Psychologist

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