Definition of Psycholinguistics

1. Noun. The branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance.

Generic synonyms: Cognitive Psychology
Derivative terms: Psycholinguist, Psycholinguistic

Definition of Psycholinguistics

1. Noun. (linguistics) The study of the comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psycholinguistics

psychohydraulic
psychohydraulics
psychoid
psychoids
psychoimmunologic
psychoimmunological
psychoimmunology
psychojargon
psychokineses
psychokinesis
psychokinetic
psychokinetically
psycholinguist
psycholinguistic
psycholinguistically
psycholinguistics (current term)
psycholinguists
psychologese
psychologic
psychological
psychological disorder
psychological feature
psychological injury
psychological medicine
psychological moment
psychological operation
psychological refractory period
psychological science
psychological state
psychological warfare

Literary usage of Psycholinguistics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Expanding Access to Science and Technology: The Role of Information by Ines Wesley-Tanaskovic, Jacques Tocatlian, Kenneth H. Roberts (1994)
"Advances in Applied psycholinguistics: Vol. 2. Reading, Writing, and Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 142-175. 23. ..."

2. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"A Spirit of Playfulness and Fun Pervades the Room It is a tenet of much modern learning theory—especially in the field of psycholinguistics—that young ..."

3. Reading in and Out of School: Factors Influencing the Literacy Achievment of by Mary A. Foertsch (1992)
"... Contemporary Psychology, 37, 1992: 18-19, and J. Hodgson, Applied psycholinguistics, 12, 1992: 515-522]. ..."

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