The Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics [Paperback]

This handbook presents a state-of-the-art discussion of the psycholinguistic study of Japanese.A large body of knowledge has accumulated in recent years on the cognitive processes and mechanisms underlying language. Much of this knowledge has come from studies of Indo-European languages, particularly English. This handbook, the second in a three-volume series on East Asian psycholinguistics, presents a state-of-the-art discussion of the psycholinguistic study of Japanese. A language of growing interest to linguists, Japanese differs significantly from Indo-European languages in its grammar, its lexicon, and its written and spoken forms --features which have profound implications for the learning, representation and processing of language.A large body of knowledge has accumulated in recent years on the cognitive processes and mechanisms underlying language. Much of this knowledge has come from studies of Indo-European languages, particularly English. This handbook, the second in a three-volume series on East Asian psycholinguistics, presents a state-of-the-art discussion of the psycholinguistic study of Japanese. A language of growing interest to linguists, Japanese differs significantly from Indo-European languages in its grammar, its lexicon, and its written and spoken forms --features which have profound implications for the learning, representation and processing of language.This handbook, the second in a three-volume series on East Asian psycholinguistics, presents a state-of-the-art discussion of the psycholinguistic study of Japanese. With contributions by over fifty leading scholars, it covers topics in first and second language acquisition, language processing and reading, language disorders in children and adults, and the relationships between language, brain, culture, and cognition. It will be invaluable to all scholars and students interested in the Japanese language, as well as cognitive psychologists, linguists, and neuroscientists.Part I. Language AcqulÃ'