The Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory - Trevor A. Harley

The Psychology of language: From data to Theory Trevor A Harley ISBN: 978-1-84169-382-8 Published by Psychology Press. This is a set textbook for my Psychology course which looks at the development of language. This book gives a comprehensive and in depth look at all areas of language development. The topics are wide ranging from the development of prelanguage. It covers explanations as to whether language has roots in biology i.e. increases in brain size/general intelligence as humans evolved from primate ancestors. It looks at the make up of our language e.g. syntax, written word recognition, spoken word recognition, bilingualism; to the ...  Read the complete review