Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 3rd Edition,9780631232445

Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 3rd Edition

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780631232445
ISBN10: 0631232443
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Words in the Mind deals with words, and how humans learn them, remember them, understand them, and find the ones they want. It discusses the structure and content of the human word-store or 'mental lexicon, with particular reference to the spoken language of native English speakers. Discusses the structure and content of the human word-store, or 'mental lexicon'. Features a highly informative and accessible account of a central area of research. Incorporates new research on the mental lexicon. Written by a prominent researcher of the mental lexicon, language change, and the language of the media.

Author Biography

Jean Aitchison is the Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford, and a Professorial Fellow at Worcester College. In her research she is concerned with the mental lexicon, language change, and the language of the media. She has lectured in various parts of the world, including the USA, Europe, and India, and is the author of The Articulate Mammal (Fourth Edition, 1998), Language Change (Third Edition, 2001), Linguistics (Fifth Edition, 1999), The Seeds of Speech (1996), and The Language Web (1997).

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations and symbols xiii
Part I: Aims and Evidence
Welcome to Dictionopolis!
3(13)
The human word-store
Links in the Chain
16(13)
Assessing the evidence
Programming Dumbella
29(12)
Modelling the mental lexicon
Part II: Basic Ingredients
Slippery Customers
41(12)
Attempts to pin down the meaning of words
Bad Birds and Better Birds
53(13)
Prototype theories
Whispering Chambers of the Imagination
66(9)
Mental models
The Primordial Atomic Globule Hunt
75(9)
The search for semantic primitives
Word-webs
84(18)
Semantic networks
Lexical All-sorts
102(11)
Parts of speech
Verb Power
113(13)
The role of verbs
Bits of Words
126(11)
The internal architecture of words
Taking Care of the Sounds
137(14)
Dealing with the sound patterns
Part III: Newcomers
Drifting Words
151(11)
Layering and meaning change
Interpreting Ice-cream Cones
162(12)
Extending old words
Globbering Mattresses
174(14)
Creating new words
What is a Bongaloo, Daddy?
188(12)
How children learn the meaning of words
Aggergog Miggers, Wips and Gucks
200(15)
How children cope with the sound structure of words
Part IV: The Overall Picture
Seeking and Finding
215(12)
Selecting words
Organized Guesswork
227(13)
Recognizing words
Odd Arrangements and Funny Solutions
240(9)
The organization of the mental lexicon
Last Word
249(8)
Final comments and future questions
Notes 257(21)
References 278(29)
Index 307

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