Michael Sharwood Smith

Introducing Language and Cognition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers something unique - a perspective of mind and language where diverse topics are carefully integrated within one framework.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781316606704
• ISBN-10: 1316606708
• Artikelnr.: 46511832

Autorenporträt

Mike Sharwood Smith is an Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He has worked in many countries across the world, teaching (applied) linguistics, English language and second language acquisition. He has more than a hundred publications and is known for terms such as 'grammatical consciousness-raising', 'crosslinguistic influence' and 'input-enhancement'. His major interests are the cognitive processes underlying the use and acquisition of languages. With John Truscott, he pioneered a crossdisciplinary framework for framing explanations of many diverse aspects of language acquisition. He is also founding editor of the leading journal Second Language Research.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Mechanisms of the Mind: 1. The basic design
2. Perception
3. Motion
4. Meaning
5. Affect
6. Memory, processing and activation
7. Consciousness and attention
8. Developing knowledge and ability
Part II. Language(s) in the Mind: 9. Defining language
10. The core system
11. Language beyond the core
12. Two ways of knowing a language
13. Language and affect
14. Language development in the monolingual
15. Becoming multilingual.

Rezensionen

'This wide-ranging book integrates research and theory from different fields and provides a lively, current, and informed description of language from Sharwood Smith's unique perspective on modularity. The book offers much material for advanced students and researchers to discuss and debate crucial issues around language in the mind. It is a welcome addition to research and teaching for everyone working in the language sciences.' Ellen Bialystok, York University