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1. Psycholinguistics (PLE: Psycholinguistics)

   Central topics

   By Alan Garnham

   Series: Psychology Library Editions: Psycholinguistics

   Originally published in 1985, this title was an important new teaching text at the time. Alan Garnham focuses on current theories about the central cognitive aspects of language understanding, and attempts to reflect the emergence of cognitive science, an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of...

   To Be Published August 6th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Mental Models and the Interpretation of Anaphora

   By Alan Garnham

   Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology

   The interpretation of anaphora - how we interpret expressions such as definite pronouns (he, she, it) and verbal elliptical phrases (such as "did so, too") in the course of ordinary conversation or reading - is an important aspect of language comprehension. In this book the author examines the...

   Published November 8th 2000 by Psychology Press
3. Mental Models In Cognitive Science

   Essays In Honour Of Phil Johnson-Laird

   Edited by Alan Garnham, Jane Oakhill

   Phil Johnson-Laird's theory of mental models has proved to be an influential development in the cognitive sciences. This theory aims to provide a detailed account of both reasoning and inference on the one hand, and language on the other. It can therefore be regarded as a step toward the...

   Published September 30th 1996 by Psychology Press