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Psycholinguistics Scope

Psycholinguistics Scope. Experimental Developmental Comprehension Acquisition Production Related Fields Neurolinguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics LINGUISTICS SLA. Based on M. K. Tanenhaus, 1988. Psycholinguistics: An Overview. The Bigger Context - 1.

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Psycholinguistics Scope

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  1. Psycholinguistics Scope Experimental Developmental Comprehension Acquisition Production Related Fields Neurolinguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics LINGUISTICS SLA Based on M. K. Tanenhaus, 1988. Psycholinguistics: An Overview.

  2. The Bigger Context - 1 • Cognitive Science (interdisciplinary) • Cognitive Psychology (thought, memory, perception, LANGUAGE, imagery, judgment, problem solving) • Psycholinguistics Experimental Developmental Comprehension Acquisition Production

  3. The Bigger Context - 2 Fields claiming independent status: Neurolinguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics Linguistics SLA

  4. Views of Language LINGUISTS  Linguistic autonomy  Language is NOT merely a manifestation of general cognitive abilities: innate and unique  Rules and representations are distinct subsystems  Syntax is central  Focus on competence rather than performance  Assumes it is possible to study structure separately from use  Assumes sentence is basic unit of interest  Often rationalist in approach  "Narrower" scope of enquiry

  5. Views of Language PSYCHOLOGISTS Linguistic minimalism / cognitivist  Language viewed in the same framework as other cognitive systems  Rules are just manifestations of more general processes  Syntax has a less central role  No sharp boundary between structure and use  The sentence is NOT the basic unit of interest necessarily  Generally empirical in approach  "Broader" scope of enquiry

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