Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics: Volume 2 (The Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics 3 Volume Paperback Set) - Softcover

Nakayama, J. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107504570 ISBN 13: 9781107504578

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

A large body of knowledge has accumulated in recent years on the cognitive processes and brain mechanisms underlying language. Much of this knowledge has come from studies of Indo-European languages, in particular English. Japanese, a language of growing interest to linguists, differs significantly from most Indo-European languages in its grammar, its lexicon, and its written and spoken forms - features which have profound implications for the learning, representation and processing of language. This handbook, the second in a three-volume series on East Asian psycholinguistics, presents a state-of-the-art discussion of the psycholinguistic study of Japanese. With contributions by over fifty leading scholars, it covers topics in first and second language acquisition, language processing and reading, language disorders in children and adults, and the relationships between language, brain, culture, and cognition. It will be invaluable to all scholars and students interested in the Japanese language, as well as cognitive psychologists, linguists, and neuroscientists.

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Review:

'It is particularly of great use to those who wish to get acquainted with the range of psycholinguistic research concerned with these languages and/or to examine how (language-)specific phenomena are discussed from the psycholinguistic point of view.' Language

Book Description:

This handbook, the second in a three-volume series on East Asian psycholinguistics, presents a state-of-the-art discussion of the psycholinguistic study of Japanese. Topics covered include first and second language acquisition, language processing and reading, language disorders in children and adults, and the relationships between language, brain, culture, and cognition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1107504570
• ISBN 13: 9781107504578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 428