Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon - Couverture souple

Aitchison, Jean

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631232443 ISBN 13 : 9780631232445

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Words in the Mind deals with words, and how humans learn them, remember them, understand them, and find the ones they want. It discusses the structure and content of the human word-store or 'mental lexicon, with particular reference to the spoken language of native English speakers. * Discusses the structure and content of the human word-store, or 'mental lexicon'. * Features a highly informative and accessible account of a central area of research. * Incorporates new research on the mental lexicon. * Written by a prominent researcher of the mental lexicon, language change, and the language of the media.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jean Aitchison is the Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford, and a Professorial Fellow at Worcester College. In her research she is concerned with the mental lexicon, language change, and the language of the media. She has lectured in various parts of the world, including the USA, Europe, and India, and is the author of The Articulate Mammal (Fourth Edition, 1998), Language Change (Third Edition, 2001), Linguistics (Fifth Edition, 1999), The Seeds of Speech (1996), and The Language Web (1997).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631232443
• ISBN 13: 9780631232445
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible