The Psychology of Word Meanings

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Summary: This volume contains perspectives from a collection of cognitive scientists on the psychological, philosophical, and educational issues surrounding the meanings of words and how these meanings are learned and accessed. It features chapters covering the nature and structure of word meaning, how new word meanings are acquired in childhood and later on in life, and how research in word processing may tell us something about the way in which word meanings are represented and how they relate to the language processor.

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ISBN: 9781138989795
ISBN: 9780203772119
ISBN: 1138989797
ISBN: 0203772113
ISBN: 080580661X
ISBN: 9780805806618
ISBN: 9781134755653
Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 pages)
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Edition: 1st edition.
Publisher: Psychology Press, 2013.

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Information Relating to Copyright Status:	Copyright © Psychology Press 1991 1991
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