The Articulate Mammal by Jean Aitchison

The Articulate Mammal by Jean Aitchison

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This accessible and concise introduction to psycholinguistics requires no prior knowledge of the subject. Chapter by chapter, Jean Aitchison tackles basic questions central to the study of psycholinguistics.

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The Articulate Mammal by Jean Aitchison

Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, this text tackles basic questions central to the study of psycholinguistics, such as whether language is restricted to humans, whether there is biological evidence for innate language activity, how children learn language, and how we understand, plan and produce language. The author investigates these issues with regard to animal communication, child language and the language of adults, and provides references and suggestions for further reading.;The book has been substantially revised, in particular taking account of the considerable changes in Chomsky's recent ideas. As a result, the chapters on grammatical innateness, child language acquisition and speech comprehension have been largely rewritten.
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ISBN 13 9780415167918
ISBN 10 0415167914
Title The Articulate Mammal
Author Jean Aitchison
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1998-06-04
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.