psycholinguisticsn.
/ˌsʌɪkəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkoʊˌlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ The branch of linguistics that deals with the psychological processes inherent in language acquisition and use. In early use also (occasionally): the psychology of language; = linguistic psychology n. at linguistic adj. and n. Compounds 1.
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linguistic psychology1850
psycholinguistics1936
the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [noun] > psycholinguistics or neurolinguistics
linguistic psychology1850
psycholinguistics1936
neurolinguistics1961
1936 G. W. Allport & H. S. Odbert Psychol. Monogr. 47 i. 25 From the standpoints of the psychology of personality and psycho-linguistics the complete record is of more value.
1946 N. H. Pronko in Psychol. Bull. 43 189 (title) Language and psycholinguistics: a review.
1947 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 12 372/2 It is here that psycholinguistics, as well as psychoanalysis and, on the other hand, semiotics, must be utilized.
1967 S. Saporta Psycholinguistic Theories & Generative Grammars 7 Let us understand the central question in psycholinguistics to be the study of whatever psychological processes contribute to the acquisition, production, and comprehension of language.
2004 N.Y. Times 25 Apr. ix. 8/3 Annie Duke, a former doctoral student in psycholinguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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