Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey: Volume 3, Language: Psychological and Biological Aspects

by Frederick J. Newmeyer (Editor)

Overview

Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey is a comprehensive introduction to current research in all branches of the field of linguistics, from syntactic theory to ethnography of speaking, from signed language to the mental lexicon, from language acquisition to discourse analysis. Each chapter has been written by a specialist particularly distinguished in his or her field who has accepted the challenge of reviewing the current issues and future prospects in sufficient depth for the scholar and with sufficient clarity for the student. Each volume can be read independently and has a particular focus. Volume I covers the internal structure of the language faculty itself, while Volume II considers the evidence for, and the implications of, a generativist approach to language. Psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics are covered in Volume III, and Volume IV concentrates on sociolinguistics and the allied fields of anthropological linguistics and discourse and conversation analysis. Several of the chapters in the work concentrate on the interface between different aspects of linguistic theory or the boundaries between linguistic theory and other disciplines. Thus in both its scope and in its approach, the Survey is a unique and fundamental reference work. It undoubtedly fulfills the editor's aims of providing a wealth of information, insight, and ideas that will excite and challenge all readers with an interest in linguistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521308359
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/21/1988
Series:	Linguistics, the Cambridge Survey , #3
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.37(h) x 1.06(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Psycholinguistics: an overview Michael K. Tanenhaus; 2. Language and cognition Robyn Carston; 3. Processes in language production Merrill F. Garrett; 4. Language perception Giovanni B. Flores D'Arcais; 5. The mental lexicon Karen D. Emmorey and Victoria A. Fromkin; 6. Where learning begins: initial representations for language learning Lila R. Gleitman, Henry Gleitman, Barbara Landau and Eric Wanner; 7. Second language acquisition Ellen Broselow; 8. Neurolingustics: an overview of language-brain relations in aphasia Sheila E. Blumstein; 9. The biological basis for language David Caplan; 10. Linguistics and speech-language pathology Catherine A. Jackson; 11. The evolution of human communicative behaviour William Orr Dingwall; 12. Linguistics and animal communication Richard A. Demers; Index of names; Index of subjects.