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Words in the mind : an introduction to the mental lexicon

Title: Words in the mind : an introduction to the mental lexicon / Jean Aitchison.
Author: Aitchison, Jean, 1938-
Publication: Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : Blackwell, 1994.

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Description

xii, 290 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

This book deals with words, and how humans learn them, remember them, understand them, and find the ones they want. In brief, 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. Since the first edition of this book was published, work on the lexicon has exploded. This is reflected in this new edition, which contains substantial additions. Two new chapters have been added, and others have been considerably expanded. No chapter remains unaltered, and over 300 new references have been added as notes and suggestions for further reading. The book remains accessible in style, easy to read for both undergraduates and non-specialists.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-281) and index.

Contents

1. Welcome to Dictionopolis! The human word-store -- 2. Links in the Chain: Assessing the evidence -- 3. Programming Dumbella: Modelling the mental lexicon -- 4. Slippery Customers: Attempts to pin down the meaning of words -- 5. Bad Birds and Better Birds: Prototype theories -- 6. Whispering Chambers of the Imagination: Prototypes as mental models -- 7. The Primordial Atomic Globule Hunt: The search for semantic primitives -- 8. Word-webs: Semantic networks -- 9. Lexical All-sorts: Parts of speech -- 10. Verb Power: The role of verbs -- 11. Bits of Words: The internal architecture of words -- 12. Taking Care of the Sounds: Dealing with the sound patterns -- 13. Interpreting Ice-cream Cones: Extending old words -- 14. Globbering Mattresses: Creating new words -- 15. What is a Bongaloo, Daddy? How children learn the meaning of words -- 16. Aggergog Miggers, Wips and Gucks: How children cope with the sound structure of words -- 17. Seeking and Finding: Selecting words.

ISBN

0631189211
9780631189213

LCCN

93039594

OCLC

ocm29386590
29386590
SCSB-2039632

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library