Language in Mind: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

by Julie Sedivy

Written by a professional writer and researcher, Julie Sedivy's Language in Mind, Second Edition provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application. Offering a research-based approach-supported by the new "Researchers at Work" feature which shows the process of conducting an experiment-Language in Mind emphasizes not just what psycholinguists know, but how they've come to know it. To deepen the student's exposure to research and scientific thinking, which is an important skill in follow-up courses, the text also includes a critical examination of primary literature and the debates in the field (supported by the in-text "Digging Deeper" feature; and online with Web Activities and "Language at Large" modules). To complete the study of psycholinguistics, the text establishes connections between theory and everyday phenomena (supported by Boxes and "Questions to Contemplate" features). A robust 4-color illustration program distinguishes this book from others, and further explains and illustrates challenging material.

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

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First published March 1, 2014

Reviews

[Alex A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Words simply cannot unambiguously describe how much of an impact this book made and will be making on the way I perceive languages - in my own mind and the minds of others, the why and how we make a choice of a certain word or expression, the subtle clues in one's vocabulary use, the altered perceptions of the world after acquiring a new language, the way we learn, remember, forget, invent, play, feel, interact, express, process and communicate.

Monumental creation.

[Owlseyes]

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[Penny · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing......10/10 recommend.....have changed the way i view language / thought / mind

[Rosalie]

I had to read this for the class I took at CMU this semester and you better believe I am including it in my Goodreads stats because holy wow was this an exhausting textbook (though very interesting subject matter) and I read every single page of it. We only had access to the e-book because the physical copy was over $100 as is the state of college textbooks... corruption!!! I had such a hard time reading this because I don't have a Kindle/e-reader device so read it on my computer and let me just say that is NOT my preferred reading method. Learned a lot, and I bet if I had read this in physical format it would've been much more pleasant. Not rating this because idk how to rate a literal college textbook.

[Ramsey McIntyre]

great textbook tbh - definitely adding this because i had to read every single page so it COUNTS towards my reading goal

[Keely Maryum]

Assigned reading for Uni

[Jeanett. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Veldig bra og kul pensumbok, men også veldig veldig lang