The Cambridge encyclopedia of the language sciences / edited by Patrick Colm Hogan.

One of the most important developments of the last fifty years has been the explosive increase in our knowledge about human language. Speech acquisition, reception, and production are arguably the most complex and distinctive operations of the human mind. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date refer...

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Other Authors: Hogan, Patrick Colm
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Language structure in its human context : new directions for the language sciences in the twenty-first century / William Croft
  • The psychology of linguistic form / Lee Osterhout, Richard A. Wright, and Mark D. Allen
  • The structure of meaning / James Pustejovsky
  • Social practices of speech and writing / Florian Coulmas
  • Explaining language : neuroscience, genetics, and evolution / Lyle Jenkins
  • Acquisition of language / Barbara Lust
  • Elaborating speech and writing : verbal art / Patrick Colm Hogan
  • Entries.