Language Processing in Children and Adults

Plot

The main purpose of this undergraduate textbook is to provide a broad perspective on psychological research into language processing. The book has two main sections. the first deals with language processing in children and describes the processes involved in learning to read. This sections also includes a chapter on developmental disorders of spoken and written language. The second section deals with adult language processing and has chapters on single word perception, on the comprehension and production of language and on acquired disorders of language. Previous knowledge of the area is not required as all the basic concepts are explained as they are introduced and the use of technical jargon has been kept to a minimum.