Words in the Mind

by Jean Aitchison

Book Overview

Featuring new coverage of the brain and language, and lexical corpora, the 4th edition of Words in the Mind offers readers the latest thinking about the ways in which we learn words, remember them,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631189211
• ISBN13: 9780631189213
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very complex topic illustrated in a simple to understand way

We've all had the "the word is on the tip of the tongue but I just can't think of it" experience. This book explains the search for understanding of what exactly is going on in your brain as it learns, stores, and selects words from the huge dictionary in your head. The author takes you through the research in a methodical way, raising and then "testing" various theories, explaining them all in very easy to understand language. As you read it, you'll recognize many of your own slips of the tongue and gain a new understanding of how and why they happen.

Review

An amazing book which reveals many truths about the mind. Witty in its demeanour the book is deeper than most philosophies. Help wanted, inquire within.