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Psycholinguistics Scope. Experimental Developmental Comprehension Acquisition Production Related Fields Neurolinguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics LINGUISTICS SLA. Based on M. K. Tanenhaus, 1988. Psycholinguistics: An Overview. The Bigger Context - 1.
 
                
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Psycholinguistics Scope Experimental Developmental Comprehension Acquisition Production Related Fields Neurolinguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics LINGUISTICS SLA Based on M. K. Tanenhaus, 1988. Psycholinguistics: An Overview.
The Bigger Context - 1 • Cognitive Science (interdisciplinary) • Cognitive Psychology (thought, memory, perception, LANGUAGE, imagery, judgment, problem solving) • Psycholinguistics Experimental Developmental Comprehension Acquisition Production
The Bigger Context - 2 Fields claiming independent status: Neurolinguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics Linguistics SLA
Views of Language LINGUISTS  Linguistic autonomy  Language is NOT merely a manifestation of general cognitive abilities: innate and unique  Rules and representations are distinct subsystems  Syntax is central  Focus on competence rather than performance  Assumes it is possible to study structure separately from use  Assumes sentence is basic unit of interest  Often rationalist in approach  "Narrower" scope of enquiry
Views of Language PSYCHOLOGISTS Linguistic minimalism / cognitivist  Language viewed in the same framework as other cognitive systems  Rules are just manifestations of more general processes  Syntax has a less central role  No sharp boundary between structure and use  The sentence is NOT the basic unit of interest necessarily  Generally empirical in approach  "Broader" scope of enquiry