Presenting the psychology of language from diverse perspectives Language andIts Normal Processing explains how language is defined and how it is shaped bythe so... » 

Presenting the psychology of language from diverse perspectives Language andIts Normal Processing explains how language is defined and how it is shaped bythe social perceptual and cognitive constraints of the user and what rolebiology plays in shaping language structure.Vivien Tartter not only takes readers through the basic controversies in thefield but also explores sociolinguistics bilingualism and second languagereading and writing. The role of social processes is emphasized in constructingmeaning in language and literacy acquisition and in language change. The bookcovers typical language processing in normal individuals with thorough updatesof relevant literature on the structure processing and acquisition ofsemantic syntactic and phonetic systems in language. «