Lexical Representation : A Multidisciplinary Approach (Phonology and Phonetics [PP] 17) (2011. X, 248 S. 17 b/w and 5 col. ill. 230 mm)

This book includes the work of experts from a wide range of backgrounds who share the desire to understand how the human brain represents words. The focus of the volume is on the nature and structure of word forms and morphemes, the processes operating on the speech input to gain access to lexical representations, the modeling and acquisition of these processes, and on the neural underpinnings of lexical representation and process.