Words & Constructions

Language complexity in linguistics and psychology

Editors

Juhani Järvikivi

| University of Alberta

Pirita Pyykkönen-Klauck

| Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Matti Laine

| Abo Akademi University

[The Mental Lexicon, 9:2] 2014. v, 230 pp.

Publishing status: Available

Table of Contents

Articles
Introduction: Words & constructions: Language complexity in linguistics and psychology Juhani Järvikivi, Pirita Pyykkönen-Klauck and Matti Laine	141–143
Complexity in linguistic theorizing Fred Karlsson	144–169
The experimental investigation of syllable structure Bruce L. Derwing and David Eddington	170–195
Exploring the mental lexicon: A methodological approach to understanding how printed words are represented in our minds Joana Acha and Manuel Carreiras	196–231
Simplicity and complexity in constructions: Evidence from aphasia Cecily Jill Duffield and Lise Menn	232–266
Processing multiword idiomatic strings: Many words in one? Cristina Cacciari	267–293
Idiom properties influencing idiom production in younger and older adults JungMoon Hyun, Peggy S. Conner and Loraine K. Obler	294–315
Constructional continuity: (Where) does lexicon turn into syntax? Marja Nenonen and Esa Penttilä	316–337
Competition as a unifying concept for the study of language Thomas Berg	338–370

Subjects

BIC Subject: CFD – Psycholinguistics

BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General