Linguistic Morphology in the Mind and Brain: Representations in the Mind and Brain

Linguistic Morphology is a comprehensive research collection in psycholinguistics, exploring the brain's processing of complex words. It brings together experts from linguistics, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience to examine how words affect reading, brain dynamics, language acquisition, and computational models. The book covers topics from visual identification to sentence processing and is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and experts in the field.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 27 February 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Linguistic Morphology is a groundbreaking compilation of cutting-edge research in the psycholinguistics of morphology, providing a comprehensive overview of this interdisciplinary field. This comprehensive volume brings together esteemed experts from linguistics, experimental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience to explore morphology research from diverse perspectives. It offers a comprehensive exploration of how the brain processes complex words, examining their ease of reading, impact on brain dynamics and eye movements, influence on language acquisition and literacy, and their contribution to computational models of the linguistic brain. The chapters delve into a range of topics, encompassing subconscious visual identification to the high-level processing of sentences, the developmental stages of children's acquisition of complex words, and the remarkable speed at which proficient adults identify lexical items in less than 40 milliseconds. As a state-of-the-art resource in morphology research, this book holds immense relevance for students and scholars of linguistics, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. It serves as a one-stop destination for experts in the field, offering a wealth of knowledge and insights.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367748289