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Language in mind : an introduction to psycholinguistics /

"Language in Mind provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application."--

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Author / Creator:	Sedivy, Julie (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Psycholinguistics. Cognition. psycholinguistics. cognition.

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Summary:	"Language in Mind provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application."-- Provides a broad, introductory survey to psycholinguistics that will remain relevant to students whether they continue in the field or notJulie Sedivy's Language in Mind, Second Edition provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application. Through a research-based approach, the text addresses important questions and approaches, reflecting a variety of theoretical orientations and viewpoints, provoking a sense of curiosity about language and the structures in the mind and brain that give rise to it, and emphasizing not just what psycholinguists know, but how they've come to know it.
Physical Description:	xii, 657 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 622-638) and indexes.
ISBN:	9781605357058 1605357057
Author Notes:	Julie Sedivy combines a strong background in academic research and teaching with a keen interest in scientific and literary writing for non-academic audiences. She received her Ph.D. in 1997 from the University of Rochester, where she was involved in pioneering research in the use of eye movement methods for studying spoken language comprehension. She held an academic appointment in the Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences at Brown University from 1997 to 2009, where she continued her interdisciplinary research program, and garnered consistently outstanding teaching reviews. She has published more than thirty articles and chapters and has served as Associate Editor for Linguistics and Philosophy, and as Consulting Editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. She currently holds an adjunct appointment at the University of Calgary and divides her time between research/teaching and writing. She is the lead author of the popular science book Sold on Language: How Advertisers Talk to You and What This Says About You, and blogs regularly for outlets like Discover Magazine and Language Log.