Understanding word and sentence /

Research concerning structure and processing in the mental lexicon has achieved central prominence within cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. Historically, however, much of the research on the lexicon focussed not on its role in language comprehension, but as a medium for studying semantic m...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Simpson, Gregory B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland : Distributors for the U.S., Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1991.
Series:Advances in psychology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 77.
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Summary:Research concerning structure and processing in the mental lexicon has achieved central prominence within cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. Historically, however, much of the research on the lexicon focussed not on its role in language comprehension, but as a medium for studying semantic memory. This picture has changed in recent years, with much more research examining the role of lexical processes and output in language comprehension. Gathered together in this volume is the work of some of those researchers who are responsible for this shift of emphasis. Chapters deal with the role of sentence contexts in word recognition, processes involved in the activation and enhancement of lexical information, and the interaction of lexical and syntactic information in sentence processing. A wide range of theoretical and empirical issues relating to language understanding are discussed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 400 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780080867311
0080867316
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9781281782960
9786611782962
6611782966