The study of language may very well, as traditionally supposed, provide a remarkable favorable perspective for the study of human mental processes(1968, 98)and that linguistics could be profitably viewed as a branch of cognitive psychology. While linguistics assumes the task of investigating linguistic competence, psycholinguistics focuses on linguistic performance ■ Psychology Psychologists became very interested in linguistics in general and in Chomsky 's transformational grammar in particular. They turned to linguists for insights into the nature of language
⧫ The study of language may very well, as traditionally supposed, provide a remarkable favorable perspective for the study of human mental processes (1968, 98) and that linguistics could be profitably viewed as a branch of cognitive psychology. While linguistics assumes the task of investigating linguistic competence, psycholinguistics focuses on linguistic performance. ◼ Psychology ◆ Psychologists became very interested in linguistics in general and in Chomsky’s transformational grammar in particular. They turned to linguists for insights into the nature of language
■ PsycholinguistIcs . Researchers were interested in the psychological reality of linguistic rules (---DTC) and the roles of innate factors in language development Lenneberg) To experimental psycholinguisticS: phrase structure rules, transformational rules. dual structure theory To Developmental psycholinguistics The number of references to Chomsky in psycholinguistic studies rose sharply in the late 1960S, peaked in th he mid 1970S, and then fell off by the early 1980s.( Reber,1987) ◆乔姆斯基对心理语言学的贡献 ◆Home
◼ Psycholinguistics ◆ Researchers were interested in the psychological reality of linguistic rules (---DTC ) and the roles of innate factors in language development (Lenneberg). ⧫ To experimental psycholinguistics: phrase structure rules, transformational rules, dual structure theory ⧫ To Developmental Psycholinguistics. ◆ The number of references to Chomsky in psycholinguistic studies rose sharply in the late 1960s, peaked in the mid 1970s, and then fell off by the early 1980s. (Reber, 1987) ◆ Home ◆ 乔姆斯基对心理语言学的贡献
Current directions Major themes Psychological interest in syntax has spurred interest in discourse, mental lexicon and other aspects of language Psychological interest in innate language mechanisms has been complemented by a resurgence of research of the childs linguistic environment Psycholinguistics has become more interdisciplinary It is presently a more diverse field of study that draws insights and methodologies not only from psychology and linguistics but also from adjacent fields of study like computer science, philosophy, and neuroscience He ome
Current Directions ◼ Major themes ◆ Psychological interest in syntax has spurred interest in discourse, mental lexicon and other aspects of language. ◆ Psychological interest in innate language mechanisms has been complemented by a resurgence of research of the child’s linguistic environment. ◆ Psycholinguistics has become more interdisciplinary --- - It is presently a more diverse field of study that draws insights and methodologies not only from psychology and linguistics but also from adjacent fields of study like computer science, philosophy, and neuroscience. Home
DTC: derivational theory of complexity DTC(cf p. 39) The view that the distance between surface and deep structure(as measured by the number of transformations in a sentence's derivation) is an accurate index of the psychological complexity of the sentence. E A. The boy was bitten B. The boy was bitten by the wolf. Sentence a requires a transformation that deletes the phrase by the wolf, so DTC would predict that it would be more difficult to comprehend Sentence A than sentence B ◆Home
DTC: derivational theory of complexity ◼ DTC (cf. p.39) ◆ The view that the distance between surface and deep structure (as measured by the number of transformations in a sentence’s derivation) is an accurate index of the psychological complexity of the sentence. E.g. • A. The boy was bitten. • B. The boy was bitten by the wolf. ⧫ Sentence A requires a transformation that deletes the phrase by the wolf, so DTC would predict that it would be more difficult to comprehend Sentence A than Sentence B. ◆ Home
Research Work ■ Research work ◆ Behaviorism o Representative figures ◆ Main doctrines ◆ Eric Lenneberg His biography His view of innate linguistic mechanism in child language acquisition 2007国际生物语言学研讨会纪要;生物学范式下的语 研究缤述 ◆生物语言学简介 H ome
Research Work ◼ Research work ◆ Behaviorism ⧫ Representative figures ⧫ Main doctrines ◆ Eric Lenneberg ⧫ His biography ⧫ His view of innate linguistic mechanism in child language acquisition. • 2007国际生物语言学研讨会纪要；生物学范式下的语 言学研究综述 ； ◆ 生物语言学简介 Home