psycholinguistics
UK/,saikәuliŋ'^wistiks/US
IELTSC2
Definitions
n.
The study of the psychological processes involved in acquiring and using language
心理语言学
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpsycho-self
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-istrelating to, having the nature of
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-icsrelating to, having the nature of
=psycholinguistics
psycho- (mind) + linguistics (study of language) = the study of how the mind produces, stores, and understands language. A two-root stack: linguistics is the anchor, psycho- gives the angle — the same template behind sociolinguistics and neurolinguistics.
Root lingu still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.applied psycholinguistics应用心理语言学
- 2.psycholinguistics research心理语言学研究
- 3.cognitive psycholinguistics认知心理语言学
Example Sentences
- 1.
Psycholinguistics explores how the brain processes spoken words.
- 2.
Her thesis applies psycholinguistics to second-language learning.