The Articulate Mammal

An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

Jean Aitchison (University of Oxford, UK)

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Routledge
23 March 2011

Psycholinguistics; Literature: history & criticism

Series: Routledge Classics

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the author.

'An excellent and very welcome guide to psycholinguistics!highly recommended.'

The Washington Post

A classic in its field for almost forty years, The Articulate Mammal is a brilliant introduction to psycholinguistics. In lucid prose Jean Aitchison introduces and demystifies a complex and controversial subject: What is language and is it restricted to humans? How do children acquire language so quickly? Is language innate or learned? She explains the pioneering work of Noam Chomsky; how children become acclimatized to speech rhythms before birth; the acquisition of verbs; construction and cognitive grammar; and aphasia and dementia. She also considers new topics such as language and evolution and the possibility of a 'language gene', bringing the field right up to date.

Jean Aitchison was Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford from 1993 to 2003, and is now an Emeritus Professorial Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. She is the author of numerous books on language and gave the 1996 BBC Reith lectures on the topic of 'The Language Web'.

By: Jean Aitchison (University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9780415610186
ISBN 10: 0415610184
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 23 March 2011
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Preface to the first edition. Preface to the fifth edition. Introduction 1.The great automatic grammatizator 2.Animals that try to talk 3.Grandmama’s teeth 4.Predestinate grooves 5.A blueprint in the brain? 6.Chattering children 7.Puzzling it out 8.Celestial unintelligibility 9.The white elephant problem 10.The case of the missing fingerprint 11.The Cheshire Cat’s grin 12.Banker’s clerk or hippopotamus? Suggestions for further reading References Index

Jean Aitchison was Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford from 1993 to 2003, and is now an Emeritus Professorial Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. She is the author of numerous books on language and gave the 1996 BBC Reith lectures on the topic of ‘The Language Web’.

Reviews for The Articulate Mammal: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

'An excellent and very welcome guide to psycholinguistics!highly recommended.' The Washington Post 'The reader's curiosity about the complexities of the mother tongue is kept right to the end.' The Times Educational Supplement 'This is an excellent text which would give the undergraduate student as fine an introduction to the field of psycholinguistics as is available today.' Choice