Introduction to Psycholinguistics: Understanding Language Science

by Matthew J. Traxler

This textbook offers a cutting edge introduction to psycholinguistics, exploring the cognitive processes underlying language acquisition and use.

Provides a step-by-step tour through language acquisition, production, and comprehension, from the word level to sentences and dialogue Incorporates both theory and data, including in-depth descriptions of the experimental evidence behind theories Incorporates a comprehensive review of research in bilingual language processing, sign language, reading, and the neurological basis of language production and comprehension Approaches the subject from a range of perspectives, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, neurology, and neurophysiology Includes a full program of resources for instructors and students, including review exercises, a test bank, and lecture slides, available online at www.wiley.com/go/traxler

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Psychology, Textbooks, Language, Science, Academia

1038 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 7, 2011

Reviews

[Abdallah Reguig · Rating 4 out of 5]

a very good book for people or students who want to dig deeper in the fields of psycholinguistics, some terms need more explanation while the good thing about this book is that it tackles various aspects in psycholinguistics.
I recommend it

[Anon · Rating 2 out of 5]

not a badly written textbook, but very bad customer support from the publisher

As a teacher, I bought the book and have found it decent. However, I have contacted the publisher for the access to the teaching materials listed in the companion website, as advertised in the book. I have logged in to the site and submitted a request in July - and have still never gotten a resolution as of Sep. The site still listed the materials as on-hold after I have logged in - I had tried to contact their listed representative and never got a reply from him/her. No, I will not recommended it as the major textbook for my class anymore. I am using anther book, instead. There are many psycholinguistic books out there.

[Hussin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wouldn't say it's an introductory book. It's more directed to someone who is already familiar with the field. Towards the end it got quite technical , but this book is important because it offers a kind of review of different theories and hypotheses which I didn't encounted in other intros to psycholinguistics. I guess to read and understand this book , one has to read simpler introductory books.

[El Houcine]

I wouldn't say it's an introductory book. It's more directed to someone who is already familiar with the field. Towards the end it got quite technical , but this book is important because it offers a kind of review of different theories and hypotheses which I didn't encounted in other intros to psycholinguistics. I guess to read and understand this book , one has to read simpler introductory books.

[Said Dhimni · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was helpful to me as a support to my psycholinguistics course. I loved it for the short part that I read from it. I will probably read it again when I get involved in psycholinguistics again.

[Rasmus Puggaard]

Read this for psycholing course. Definitely more targeted towards psych majors; some of the linguistics are somewhat naive, while some of the neuro-stuff is a tad underexplained. But fairly good, comprehensive introduction to the field

[craig hensley · Rating 4 out of 5]

good, little dry, definitely more technical than an introduction should be

[Laura Schulz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spring 2016: UMN SLHS 1402

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Monster book. Interesting subject but what a way of writing it down... makes it a lot more complicated than it needs to be.