Entrenchment and the psychology of language learning : how we reorganize and adapt linguistic knowledge /
edited by Hans-Jörg Schmid, Department of English and American Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen.
- First edition.
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association ; (c)2017. Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (viii, 475 pages)
- Language and the human lifespan .
Includes bibliographies and index.
I. Setting the scene -- II. Linguistic perspectives on entrenchment -- III. Cognitive foundations of linguistic entrenchment processes -- IV. Entrenchment in language learning and language attrition -- V. Deconstructing entrenchment -- VI. Synopsis.
"In recent years, linguists have increasingly turned to the cognitive sciences to broaden their investigation into the roots and development of language. With the advent of cognitive-linguistic, usage-based and complex-adaptive models of language, linguists today are utilizing approaches and insights from cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, social psychology and other related fields. A key result of this interdisciplinary approach is the concept of entrenchment --
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects. Cognitive learning. Cognitive grammar. Psycholinguistics. Language and languages. Cognitive grammar. Cognitive learning. Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects. Language. Psycholinguistics.