Cognitive Psychology Arena

Starting from Scratch

The Origin and Development of Expression, Representation and Symbolisation in Human and Non-Human Primates

• By John Matthews.

Published November 2010

This book compares the beginning of symbolic thought in human infancy with that of our close primate relatives, the chimpanzees. The author investigates the precursors of symbolism by studying the actions and interactions of a small group of these intelligent, non-human primates who live in…
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Language and Cognition in Bilinguals and Multilinguals

An Introduction

• By Annette M.B. de Groot.

Published November 2010

Psycholinguistics – the field of science that examines the mental processes and knowledge structures involved in the acquisition, comprehension, and production of language – had a strong monolingual orientation during the first four decades following its emergence around 1950. The awareness that a…
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Language and Bilingual Cognition

• Edited by Vivian Cook, and Benedetta Bassetti.

Published October 2010

This innovative volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals. It brings together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines and showcases contemporary research on the emerging area of bilingual…
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Perspectives on Framing

• Edited by Gideon Keren.

Published October 2010

Language comprises a major mark of humans compared with other primates and is the main vehicle for social interaction. A major characteristic of any natural language is that the same communication, idea, or intention can be articulated in different ways—in other words, the same message can be "…
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The Handbook of Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Processes

Perspectives in Communication Disorders

• Edited by Jackie Guendouzi, Filip Loncke and Mandy J. Williams.

Published September 2010

This handbook includes an overview of those areas of cognition and language processing that are relevant to the field of communication disorders, and provides examples of theoretical approaches to problems and issues in communication disorders. The first section includes a collection of chapters…
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The Role of Formal Features in Second Language Acquisition

• Edited by Juana Liceras, Helmut Zobl and Helen Goodluck.

Published August 2010

Using Chomsky's minimalist program as a framework, this volume explores the role of formal (or functional) features in current descriptions and accounts of language acquistion. In engaging, up-to-date articles, distinguished experts examine the role of features in current versions of…
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Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency

• By Norman Segalowitz.

Published June 2010

Exploring fluency from multiple vantage points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research in second language acquisition and bilingualism that points to promising avenues for understanding and promoting second language fluency. Cognitive Bases of Second…
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Generalization of Knowledge

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

• Edited by Marie T. Banich, and Donna Caccamise.

Published May 2010

While the notion of generalization fits prominently into cognitive theories of learning, there is surprisingly little research literature that takes an overview of the issue from a broad multifaceted perspective. This volume remedies this by taking a multidisciplinary perspective on generalization…
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Crosslinguistic Influence in Language and Cognition

• By Scott Jarvis, and Aneta Pavlenko.

Published February 2010

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work concerning crosslinguistic influence, or "transfer," this book will become the authoritative account of transfer in second-language learning and its consequences for language and thought. Transfer in both production and comprehension is…
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Talking the Talk

Language, Psychology and Science

• By Trevor A. Harley.

Published December 2009

Language makes us human, but how do we use it and how do children learn it? Talking the Talk is an introduction to the psychology of language. Written for the reader with no background in the area or knowledge of psychology, it explains how we actually "do" language: how we speak, listen, and read.…
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