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psycholinguistics

[ sahy-koh-ling-gwis-tiks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of the relationship between language and the cognitive or behavioral characteristics of those who use it.


psycholinguistics

/ ˌɪəʊɪŋˈɡɪɪ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the psychology of language, including language acquisition by children, the mental processes underlying adult comprehension and production of speech, language disorders, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ⳦ˈԲܾ, noun
  • ˌ⳦DZˈܾپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • c·gܾ noun
  • c··ܾt adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of psycholinguistics1

First recorded in 1935–40; psycho- + linguistics
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Example Sentences

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To illustrate the absurdity—and long history—of this notion, linguists often retell the ancient story of the Greek historian Herodotus, who in about the fifth century B.C. wrote about an ancient psycholinguistics experiment.

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In the future, he adds, the company plans to expand its tech to include an option for people to upload letters or essays they’ve written to be analyzed by a psycholinguistics engine.

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Fortunately, garden- pathing is a major research topic in psycholinguistics, so we know what to look for.

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Dr. Diebold led a brilliant academic career as a linguistic anthropologist specializing in comparative and historical Indo-European Studies, theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics and transcultural psychiatry.

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They have been together for nearly two years, but Ms. Tenenbaum, who studies psycholinguistics at Northeastern University, felt that her boyfriend wasn’t as affectionate as he might be.

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