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71. Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research

    By Susan M. Gass, Alison Mackey

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    This timely reference guide is specifically directed toward the needs of second language researchers, who can expect to gain a clearer understanding of which techniques may be most appropriate and fruitful in given research domains. Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research is a...

    Published February 21st 2007 by Routledge
72. Handbook of Latent Semantic Analysis

    Edited by Thomas K. Landauer, Danielle S. McNamara, Simon Dennis, Walter Kintsch

    Series: University of Colorado Institute of Cognitive Science Series

    The Handbook of Latent Semantic Analysis is the authoritative reference for the theory behind Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA), a burgeoning mathematical method used to analyze how words make meaning, with the desired outcome to program machines to understand human commands via natural language...

    Published February 14th 2007 by Psychology Press
73. The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys

    Edited by Josep Call, Michael Tomasello

    The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys is an intriguing compilation of naturalistic and experimental research conducted over the course of 20 years on gestural communication in primates, as well as a comparison to what is known about the vocal communication of nonhuman primates. The editors...

    Published January 29th 2007 by Psychology Press
74. Incremental Conceptualization for Language Production

    By Markus Guhe

    Incremental Conceptualization for Language Production discusses the simultaneous actions involved in thinking and speaking, as well as the piecemeal way in which individuals construct an internal representation of the external world and use this internal representation for speaking. Author Markus...

    Published January 22nd 2007 by Psychology Press
75. Automaticity and Control in Language Processing

    Edited by Antje Meyer, Linda Wheeldon, Andrea Krott

    Series: Advances in Behavioural Brain Science

    The use of language is a fundamental component of much of our day-to-day life. Language often co-occurs with other activities with which it must be coordinated. This raises the question of whether the cognitive processes involved in planning spoken utterances and in understanding them are...

    Published December 13th 2006 by Psychology Press
76. Language Production: First International Workshop on Language Production

    A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

    Edited by F.-Xavier Alario, Albert Costa, Victor Ferreira, Martin Pickering

    Series: Special Issues of Language and Cognitive Processes

    This special issue presents an overview of recent research conducted in the field of language production. Its articles are based on talks presented at the first edition of the International Workshop on Language Production (Marseille, France, September 2004). The articles in the special issue deal...

    Published November 29th 2006 by Psychology Press
77. Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World

    Edited by Maria Elena Placencia, Carmen Garcia-Fernandez

    One of the main contributions of this important book is that it offers a thorough survey of the theoretical and empirical developments that have occurred in the area of (im)politeness in the different regions of the Spanish-speaking world, gathering together overviews by distinguished scholars.&...

    Published November 27th 2006 by Routledge
78. The Representation of Language in the Brain: In Honour of John C. Marshall

    A Special Issue of Aphasiology

    Edited by Chris Code

    Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

    John C Marshall is one of the most influential neuropsychologists of his generation. His impact on the development of cognitive neuropsychology has been pivotal, particularly in the neuropsychology of language. This Festschrift in his honour brings together contributions from his colleagues and...

    Published November 1st 2006 by Psychology Press
79. From Inkmarks to Ideas

    Current Issues in Lexical Processing

    Edited by Sally Andrews

    Reading is one of the most sophisticated demonstrations of human pattern recognition and symbolic processing skill. Skilled readers effortlessly comprehend written text at rates of at least 300 words per minute, despite the complex interactions between perceptual, cognitive and memory processes...

    Published October 25th 2006 by Psychology Press
80. Improving Literacy by Teaching Morphemes

    By Terezinha Nunes, Peter Bryant

    Series: Improving Learning

    With reports from several studies showing the benefits of teaching young children about morphemes, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned with helping children to read and write. By breaking words down into chunks of meaning that can be analyzed as complete units rather...

    Published July 19th 2006 by Routledge