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psycholinguistics


Definition of psycholinguistics

noun

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

Derivatives

psycholinguist

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɪŋgwɪst/

noun

psycholinguistic

adjective

psycholinguistics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of psycholinguistics in the US English dictionary
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