Penulis:
Karisma Erikson Tarigan, S.S., M.Hum.
Fiber Yun Almanda Ginting, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Margaret Stevani, S.Pd., M.Pd.
vii; 112 hlm; 16 x 23 cm
ISBN: 978-623-94636-8-7
Cetakan 1, September 2020
The aim of this book was to have an introductory explanation to psycholinguistics. Also to provide a brief answer to the questions like: what is psycholinguistics? Who is psycholinguist? And what is the main interest of psycholinguistics? Due to the fact that psycholinguistics is an interdisciplinary field, nowadays it is the focus of researchers who study the interrelation between mind and language.
Psycholinguistic is the branch of study which combines the discipline of psychology and linguistic. It is concerned with the relationship between human mind and language as it examines the process that occur in brain while producing and receiving both spoken and written discourse. The main subject of research in psycholinguistics is the study of cognitive processes that underlie the comprehension and production of language, and the way the cultural environment interact with these two (Harely, 2005, p.13). The field of psycholinguistics has been defined by reaction to Chomsky’s supporters and opponents. In this book, a selective review of some recent illustrative psycholinguistics research on L2 acquisition will be provided. In psycholinguistics researchers try to develop models to describe and predict specific linguistic behavior. Since the linguistic revolution of the mid -1960 the field has brooded to encompass a wide range of topics and disciplines. Psycholinguistics is interdisciplinary and is studied in different fields such as psychology, cognitive science and linguistics.
To study how brain processes language, there are a number of sub- disciplines with non-invasive techniques for studying the neurological workings of the brain, for example neurolinguistics has become a field in its own right. Psycholinguistics covers the cognitive processes that make it possible to generate grammatical and meaningful sentences out of vocabulary and grammatical structure as well as the processes that make it possible to understand utterances, words, texts, etc. (Miller & Emas, 1983).
Psycholinguistics concerns with the study of the cognitive process that supports the acquisition and use of language. The scope of psycholinguistics includes language performance under normal circumstances and when it breaks down, For example: brain damage. Historically the focus of most psycholinguists has been on first language (L1), acquisition of first language in children and in research on adult comprehension and production (Schmitt, 2002, p.133-140). The findings and concepts of psycholinguistics is used and studied by people in a variety of fields. Such as psychology, cognitive science linguistics, and neroulinguistic. The knowledge presented in this volume is intended to bring the reader to the highest level of understanding of the topics considered in an engaging way. Students, lecturers, and researchers from a variety of fields – psychology, linguistics, philosophy, second language teaching, speech pathology – can all benefit from the wide range of important knowledge and theory that are considered.