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psycholinguistics

Syllabification: (psy·cho·lin·guis·tics)
Definition of psycholinguistics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the study of the relationships between linguistic behavior and psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition.

Derivatives

psycholinguist

Pronunciation: /-ˈliNGgwist/
noun

psycholinguistic

adjective

psycholinguistics in other Oxford dictionaries

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