Psycholinguistics Andre & Wani

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Psycholinguistics


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Im psycho f or

psycholinguistics!


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W hat is Psycholinguistics?

The area of linguistics that is concerned with linguistic per f or mance - ho w we use

our linguistic co mp etence.Ho w do peo ple understand what they hear?Ho w do they produce messages so that others can understand the m?


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A n area of study which dra ws f romlinguistics and psychology and f ocuses

upon the co mp rehension and production of language. (C ho msky)the study of psychological states and mental activity associated with the use of language. ( Hakes)


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This disci pline investigates the f ollowing areas:Language, Mind and Brain

Mental LexiconLanguage ProcessingS peech GenerationLanguage A cquisition

Second -Language Learning A nd much more


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In other words:1. learning of language by children

2. s peech processing and co mp rehension( b oth children and adults)


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The Process of S peech

W hen we s peak, we:1. A ccess our lexicon to f ind words,

2. Use the rules of gra mm ar to construct sentences,

3. Give physiological co mm ands to our

vocal tract to create an acoustic signal.


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The Process of Hearing

Similarly, when we hear, we:1. Receive acoustic signals with our ear,

2. Inter pret the signal with our brain, breaking do wn the signal s gra mm ar and lexicon.


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W hich means that s peech is a co mp licated, multi-ste p p rocess:1. S peaker s Brain2. S peaker s Motor Nerves3. S peaker s Vocal Tract4. Sound W aves5. Listener s Ear 6. Listener s Sensory Nerves

7. Listener s Brain

A nd there is possi bility f or error at each one of these ste ps.


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Comp rehension

One of the primary aims of psycholinguistics is understanding ho wpeo ple create and understand language.Breakdo wns at each of the ste ps in the process provide insight into what s actually going on in the mind.


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S peech Perce p tion

The main problem of word recognition is deci phering the s peech signal.

S peech is a continuous signal; there is usually no pause bet ween units of meaning. A lso, a single phone me will be acoustically very diff erent when pronounced by diff erent peo ple at diff erent times.


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Language acquisition and disorder

Milestone and StagesI:0-8 w eeks

II: 8-20 weeksIII: 20 -30 weeksIV: 25 -50 weeks

V: 9-18 m onths


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Stages

1. Single words and holo phrases2. Two words phrases

3. Longer utterances


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Language develo pm ent and maturation

Second language acquisition


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Language disorders

A phasia

A no mia

Dyslexia

Dysgra phia

Errors


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Bib liogra phy

D. Foss and D. Hakes, Psycholinguistics (1978); V. C. Tartter, Language Processes (198 6); A . Rad f ord, Syntactic Theory and the A cquisition of English Syntax (199 0).Cho msky, N (1959). " A Revie w of B. F. Skinner's Ver bal Behavior ". Language 35 (1): 265 8.

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