Psycholinguistics [electronic resource] : introduction and application / Lise Menn.

Includes index.

Introduction : psycholinguistics and what it's good for -- Basic linguistics : how to describe language use and language knowledge -- Brains and language / Nina F. Dronkers and Lise Menn -- Normal speech errors and how they happen I : from idea to word -- Normal speech errors and how they happen II : saying words and sounds in the right order -- Experimental studies of normal language production and comprehension : an introduction to experimental methods in psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics -- Analyzing aphasic speech and communication : the psycholinguistics of adult acquired language disorders -- Developmental psycholinguistics : studies of first language acquisition -- The psycholinguistics of reading and learning to read -- First and second language acquisition : a psycholinguistic approach to their similarities and differences -- Using psycholinguistics in testing, teaching, and therapy -- Afterword : other important areas for applying psycholinguistics.

For students in speech-language pathology, language education, psychology, linguistics, as well as for working language professionals, this text provides a clear and attractive introduction to current thinking on how our brains process language in speaking, understanding, and reading.