Book description
Featuring new coverage of the brain and language, and lexical corpora,
the 4th edition of
Words in the Mind
offers readers the latest thinking about the ways in which we learn
words, remember them, understand them, and find the ones we want to use.
- Explores the latest insights into the complex relationship between
language, words, and the human mind, creating a rich and revealing
resource for students and non-specialists alike
- Addresses the structure and content of the human word-store - the
'mental lexicon' - with particular reference to the spoken language
of native English speakers
- Features a wealth of new material, including an all-new chapter
focusing exclusively on the brain and language, and enhanced
coverage of lexical corpora - computerized databases - and on
lexical change of meaning
- Incorporates numerous updates throughout, including expansion of
many notes and suggestions for further reading
- Comprises state-of-the-art research, yet remains accessible and student-friendly
Jean Aitchison is Emeritus Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language
and Communication at the University of Oxford. She is the author of
numerous books on language, including Language Change: Progress or
Decay? (Third Edition, 2001), The Word Weavers: Newshounds and
Wordsmiths (2007), Aitchison's Linguistics (Seventh
Edition, 2010), and The Articulate Mammal (Routledge Classics
Edition, 2011).
