Developmental Psychology Arena

Improving Literacy by Teaching Morphemes

• By Terezinha Nunes, Peter Bryant

With reports from several studies showing the benefits of teaching young children about morphemes, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned with helping children to read and...

Published July 20th 2006 by Routledge.

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Age of Acquisition Effects in Word and Object Processing

A special issue of the journal Visual Cognition

• Edited by Chris Barry, Robert A. Johnston

Models of word and object processing have been informed by experimental data relating to the effects of important marker variables, particularly word frequency. In recent...

Published June 22nd 2006 by Psychology Press.

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CALL Dimensions

Options and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language Learning

• By Mike Levy, Glenn Stockwell

This volume gives language teachers, software designers, and researchers who wish to use technology in second or foreign language education the information they need to...

Published May 31st 2006 by Routledge.

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Language Misconceived

Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics

• By Karol Janicki

Linguistics is important. An understanding of linguistic principles is as essential to the layperson as it is to the language scholar. Using concrete examples from...

Published March 30th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Neurobiology of Learning

Perspectives From Second Language Acquisition

• By John H. Schumann, Sheila E. Crowell, Nancy E. Jones, Namhee Lee, Sara Ann Schuchert

This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language acquisition. It...

Published March 22nd 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Ourselves

Why We Are Who We Are

• By Frank Smith

This book delves into how we come to terms with ourselves, with other people, and with the world in general. It is about how we...

Published March 14th 2006 by Routledge.

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Cognitive Linguistics

An Introduction

• By Vyvyan Evans, Melanie Green

A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including...

Published March 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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Language Production Across the Life Span

Special Issue Of "Language And Cognitive Processes"

• Edited by Antje Meyer, Linda Wheeldon

Most current theories of lexical access in speech production are designed to capture the behaviour of young adults - typically college students. However, this group...

Published November 17th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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Introducing Cognitive Development

• By Laura M. Taylor

Interest in cognitive development has been resurgent in recent years as a result of continuing improvements in technology and the new methods of research these...

Published October 6th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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Malik Goes to School

Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade

• By Holly K. Craig, Julie A. Washington

Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig...

Published September 21st 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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