Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics de Kimberly L. Meinken

Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics

Kimberly L. Meinken

This book discusses current research in the field of language and linguistics. Topics presented include syntax of dislocation, extraposition and parenthesis; learner perception and strategies for pragmatic acquisition; the need for explicit inferential methods in linguistics; language processing in biomodal bilinguals; visual word access in monolinguals and bilinguals; reading impairment in childhood; children's language and literacy; language development in special populations and the early communicative channel in childhood.

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Preface; As the Call, so the Echo: Proverbs as Cues to Cultural Knowledge & Language Change; An Investigation into the Syntax of Dislocation, Extraposition & Parenthesis; Learner Perception & Strategies for Pragmatic Acquisition: A Glimpse into the Future of Online Self-Access Materials; "Best Success through Language Loss?" An Incipent Austrian Sociolinguistic Study on Open Questions in Education & Migration Research; A Contribution to the Study of Russian Euphemistic Youth Slang; What do we Learn on Language Acquisition from Williams Syndrome?; The Need for Explicit Inferential Methods in Linguistics; "Doing" Disciplinary Power: Manager-Subordinate Interaction in a Staff Meeting; Simulation Tasks: Can EFL Learners Interact as Effectively with Each Other as They can with Native Speakers?; The Effect of Text Difficulty of Reading Comprehension Tests on Cognitive & Metacognitive Strategy Use; Cultural & Linguistic Influence on Developmental Neural Basis of Theory of Mind & Self-Construal: Whorfian Hypothesis Revisited; Language Processing in Bimodal Bilinguals; Psycholinguistic Abilities & Phonological Working Memory in Bilingual Children with Specific Language Impairment: A Cross-Cultural Study; Psycholinguistic Challenges in Processing the Arabic Language; Neurocognitive Aspects of Processing Arabic & Hebrew.