语言心理学

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PART I General Issues

1　Introduction: Themes of Psycholinguistics

Introduction

The Scope of Psycholinguistics

Language Processes and Linguistic Knowledge

Four Language Examples

Summary

The Historical Context

Early Psycholinguistics

Behaviorism and Verbal Behavior

Later Psycholinguistics

Current Directions

Summary

Review Questions

Thought Questions

2　Linguistic Principles

Introduction

Basic Grammatical Concepts

Duality of Patterning

Morphology

Phrase Structure

Linguistic Productivity

Summary

Insights from Sign Language

Differences Between Signed and Spoken Languages

Similarities Between Signed and Spoken Languages

Significance of Sign Language

Summary

Transformational Grammar

Language and Grammar

Deep and Surface Structure

Transformational Rules

Summary

Issues in Grammatical Theory

Psychological Reality of Grammar

The Centrality of Syntax

Is Language Innate?

Summary

Review Questions

Thought Questions

3　Psychological Mechanisms

Introduction

The Information-Processing System

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Relevance for Language Processing

Summary

Central Issues in Language Processing

Serial and Parallel Processing

Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes

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PART Ⅱ Language Comprehension

PART Ⅲ Language Production and Conversational Interaction

PART Ⅳ Language Acquisition

PART Ⅴ Language in Perspective

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

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《语言心理学》(第5版)(英文版)是心理语言学领域的经典教材，自第一版1986年面世以来，至今已出至第五版。书中呈现了这一领域的基本理论、发展方向和研究方法，及时反映了学科的最新研究成果和重要发现，介绍和讨论了一些热门课题，如心理词汇、语篇理解和会话交往，更新了几个研究较多的领域，如工作记忆。同时列举了丰富的例证和大量的实验，便于读者加深理解、拓宽研究思路。