PsyCholinguistics-adead discipline term coined in 1954 [Osgood aim: to describe the exact operation of the brain during the production or processing of language psychology Ingulsucs InguistICs
Psycholinguistics - a dead discipline? • term coined in 1954 (Osgood) psychology linguistics psycholinguistics • aim: to describe the exact operation of the brain during the production or processing of language
Paradigm shifitin linguisticS 195 publication of " syntactic structures" by chomsky refutes behaviorism proposes the" approach considers linguistics a subfield of cognitive psychology
A paradigm shift in linguistics: • refutes behaviorism • proposes the “mentalist” approach • considers linguistics a subfield of cognitive psychology 1957: publication of “Syntactic structures” by Chomsky
Behaviorism in linguistics and psychology reduces mental activity and cognition to implicit, observable behavior behavior is explained as a relationship between input and output lie stimulus and response studies of speech behavior and the sound system prevailed cf Skinner B.: verbal behavior [5)
Behaviorism in linguistics and psychology: • reduces mental activity and cognition to implicit, observable behavior • behavior is explained as a relationship between input and output (i.e. stimulus and response) • studies of speech behavior and the sound system prevailed • cf. Skinner, B.F.: “Verbal Behavior” (1957)
Areas of psycholinguistic interest X. language acquisition [Ll and L2I X language comprehension includes symbol recognition, speech perception language simulation [NLP, POP] X. concepts of reality and language memory constraints (STM/LTMresearch) X.knowledge representation X. strategies of learning
Areas of psycholinguistic interest: • language acquisition (L1 and L2) • language comprehension (includes symbol recognition, speech perception) • language simulation (NLP, PDP) • concepts of reality and language • memory constraints (STM/LTM research) • knowledge representation • strategies of learning
sycholinguistics and related disciplines classic psycholinguistics: language acquisition language impairment aphasia research reaction times ERP measurements
Psycholinguistics and related disciplines “classic” psycholinguistics: - language acquisition - language impairment - aphasia research - reaction times - ERP measurements
sycholinguistics and related disciplines areas of psycholinguistic research computability of language processing neuroscience /neurolinguistics cognitive abilities (vision, motor controL.) conceptualization symbolization
Psycholinguistics and related disciplines areas of psycholinguistic research: • computability of language processing • neuroscience / neurolinguistics • cognitive abilities (vision, motor control...) • conceptualization • symbolization
Classic psycholinguistics concerned with psychological processes that make acquisition and use of language possible approaches(cf Clark Clark) 1. language comprehension(spoken and written) 2. speech production 3. language acquisition
Classic psycholinguistics concerned with: psychological processes that make acquisition and use of language possible approaches (cf. Clark & Clark) 1. language comprehension (spoken and written) 2. speech production 3. language acquisition
Psycholinguistics - the extended view concerned with language as a cognitive system internalized within the human mind/brain ultimate goal: to characterize this internalized system I language(Chomsky)
Psycholinguistics - the extended view concerned with: language as a cognitive system internalized within the human mind/brain. ultimate goal: to characterize this internalized system - I language (Chomsky)
Classic approaches in psycholinguistics 1. language comprehension(spoken and written comprehension at various depth levels speech perception lexical decoding sentence processing text processing
Classic approaches in psycholinguistics 1. language comprehension (spoken and written) - comprehension at various depth levels - speech perception - lexical decoding - sentence processing - text processing
Classic approaches in psycholinguistics 2. Speech production reoccurring patterns of speech typical errors response times relation of speech to concepts speech impairments
Classic approaches in psycholinguistics 2. Speech production - reoccurring patterns of speech - typical errors - response times - relation of speech to concepts - speech impairments