Contents

1. Accessibility Statement

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   1. Accessibility of This Textbook
   2. Known Accessibility Issues and Areas for Improvement
   3. Let Us Know if You are Having Problems Accessing This Book

2. For Students: How to Access and Use this Textbook

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   1. Tips for Using This Textbook
   2. Webbook vs. All Other Formats

3. Contributors

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   1. Author
   2. Editor
   3. Cover Artist
   4. Research Assistant

4. Dedication

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5. Chapter 1: Speaking in Tongues

   1. 1.1 Language Change

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   2. 1.2 Language Families

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   3. 1.3 Research Methods in Psycholinguistics

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      1. Mental Chronometry
      2. Lesion Studies
      3. Electroencephalography (EEG)
      4. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
      5. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
      6. Comparing Brain Imaging Technology

   4. 1.4 Themes and Variations

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   5. Summary

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   6. References

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6. Chapter 2: The Sounds of Language

   1. 2.1 Describing Sounds

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   2. 2.2 The Articulatory System

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   3. 2.3 Consonants

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   4. 2.4 Vowels

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   5. 2.5 Syllables

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   6. 2.6 Phonological Rules

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   7. Summary

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   8. References

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7. Chapter 3: The Parts of Speech

   1. 3.1 Words and Their Meaning

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   2. 3.2 Morphemes

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      1. Allomorphs

   3. 3.3 Morphology of Different Languages

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      1. Inflectional Morphology
      2. Derivational Morphology
      3. Nonconcatenative Morphology

   4. 3.4 Syntax

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      1. Word Order in Different Languages
      2. The Neurolinguistics of Syntax and Semantics

   5. Summary

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   6. References

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8. Chapter 4: The Biological Basis of Language

   1. 4.1 Animal Communication

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   2. 4.2 Defining Language

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   3. 4.3 The Origins of Language

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   4. 4.4 Language in the Brain

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   5. 4.5 Language and Thought

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   6. Summary

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   7. References

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9. Chapter 5: Learning to Speak

   1. 5.1 Language Development

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      1. Chomsky and the Poverty of the Stimulus
      2. Language Development
      3. The Language Acquisition Device

   2. 5.2 Pidgins and Creoles

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   3. Summary

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   4. References

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10. Chapter 6: Bilingualism

    1. 6.1 The Advantages of Bilingualism

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    2. 6.2 Bilingual Language Processing

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    3. 6.3 Models of Bilingualism

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    4. 6.4 Second Language Acquisition

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    5. Summary

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    6. References

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11. Chapter 7: Visual Language

    1. 7.1 Writing Systems

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       1. Logography
       2. Syllabary
       3. Abjad
       4. Alphabet
       5. Abugida
       6. Featural Script

    2. 7.2 A Standard Reading Model

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    3. Summary

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    4. References

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12. Chapter 8: Reading

    1. 8.1 Reading Models

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       1. The Logogen Model
       2. Interactive Activation Model
       3. Seidenberg and McClelland’s Model of Reading
       4. Dual-Route Model

    2. 8.2 Reading Disorders

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       1. Surface Dyslexia
       2. Phonological Dyslexia
       3. Deep Dyslexia
       4. Reading in Other Languages

    3. Summary

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    4. References

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13. Chapter 9: Speaking

    1. 9.1 Evidence for Speech Production

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    2. 9.2 The Standard Model of Speech Production

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       1. Morpheme Level
       2. Segment Level
       3. Phonetic Level

    3. 9.3 Speech Production Models

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       1. The Dell Model
       2. The Levelt, Roelofs, and Meyer (LRM) Model
       3. The Lexicon with Syllable Structure (LEWISS) Model

    4. Summary

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    5. References

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14. Glossary

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15. Versioning History

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