Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics

This book introduces the reader to both neurolinguistics per se and the neuropsychological aspects of bilingualism.

Groups together Japanese near-synonyms and provides clear information on their meaning and use, richly illustrated with authentic examples.

In this comprehensive and pioneering volume, language scholars from around the world examine the "e;linguistic landscape"e; from multiple perspectives - theoretical, methodological, and critical.

Psychological research into human cognition and judgment reveals a wide range of biases and shortcomings.

Multilingual Living presents speakers' own accounts of the challenges and advantages of living in several languages at individual, family and societal levels.

Sociolinguistics and the social sciences more generally tend to take an interest in norms as central to social life.

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric.

The recent progress in cognitive neuroscience, and the importance of genetic factors and gene-environment interactions in shaping behavioral functions in early childhood, have both underscored the primacy of early experience and development on brain development and function.

This book takes an in-depth look at the tradition of solving puzzles and considers the psychological cause and effect of the "e;Aha moment"e;: that familiar flash of sudden insight.

This book makes a fresh contribution to the field of research ethics by considering research issues through relatable autobiographical narratives.

An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology offers an accessible review of recent research in the application of cognitive methods, theories, and models.

Innovative and interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the role of the mother tongue in second language learning.

Language Origin: A Multidisciplinary Approach presents a synthesis of viewpoints and data on linguistic, psychological, anatomical and behavioral studies on living species of Primates and provides a comparative framework for the evaluation of paleoanthropological studies.

This book offers insights into the lived experiences (e.

This thought-provoking monograph makes a multidisciplinary case for bilingualism as a possible enhancer of executive function, particularly cognitive control.

Adopting the tripartite theory of social psychology as its theoretical framework, this book advocates that the three components of social interaction affect, behaviour, and cognition underpin the daily activities of translators and interpreters.

For many centuries scientists and philosophers have endeavoured to solve the baffling problem of human language.

Society is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and this presents monolingual professionals, particularly those in special education and speech pathology, with severe problems.

An engaging account of how new languages come into being, arguing that children are the driving force.

This text presents a variety of ways for students to meet traditional instructional goals in writing while also learning how writing can help them become stewards of the natural world and advocates for their own communities.

For many years, studies of the development of pragmatic and discourse skills in young children have predominantly focused on English and other European languages, as with the field of child language development in general.

Wenn Kinder beginnen, sich ihre Welt durch Wörter anzueignen, machen auch die Erwachsenen neue Erfahrungen in ihrem eigenen Umgang mit Sprache und sich selbst.

This edited collection provides unprecedented insight into the emerging field of multilingual education in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

This is the first book to explore the meaning of equality and freedom of education in a global context and their relationship to the universal right to education.

This collection showcases cutting-edge developments in co-construction in discourse.

This volume collects research on language, cognition, and communication in multilingualism.

Globalization is on everyone's tongue, and the discussion is not only limited to economic exchange, but expands to the intermingling of cultural values.

Every day, in many situations, we use expressions which seem to provide us with only vague information.

Leadership for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Schools explores how schools can cultivate students' linguistic and cultural proficiencies, provide students with a rich and challenging learning environment, and ensure that students are socioculturally integrated.

A study of first and second language development in an indigenous community with implications for broader linguistic and cognitive issues.

The Metaphor Compass: Directions for Metaphor Research in Language, Cognition, Communication, and Creativity provides a roadmap to navigate the recent findings and cutting-edge research conducted around the world on metaphor, focusing on the following four themes: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Cognition, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Creativity.

This book explores language practices, beliefs and management across a group of Polish immigrant families in Australia, drawing on these case studies as a lens through which to unpack dynamics of Family Language Policy (FLP) and their implications for future research on FLP.

This state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive, accessible, and uniquely interdisciplinary examination of social factors' role in second language acquisition (SLA) through different theoretical paradigms, methodological traditions, populations, contexts, and language groups.

English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families highlights best practices for English literacy instruction when working with refugees in the United States.

The Mayan family of languages is ancient and unique.

The Arts and Emergent Bilingual Youth offers a critical sociopolitical perspective on working with emerging bilingual youth at the intersection of the arts and language learning.

Shadowing is a theoretically and empirically well-examined method to develop L2 learners' listening comprehension (input effect); enhance their subvocal rehearsal mechanism in the phonological working memory for learning new words, formula, and constructions (practice effect); simulate some stages of speech production (output effect); and develop metacognitive monitoring and control by their executive working memory (monitoring effect).