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Author:   Stefano Rastelli
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032794938

ISBN 10:   1032794933
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Basic Notions Chapter 2: A Closer Look at Plain Language: Motivations, Name, Origins and Rules Chapter 3: Plain Language Myths Chapter 4: Meaning of ‘Plain’ in Language Research Chapter 5: A Little Difficult is Better Chapter 6: Language Usability Chapter 7: Psycholinguistics and Plain Language, Part One: Language Processing Chapter 8: Psycholinguistics and Plain Language, Part Two: The Data Chapter 9: Psycholinguistics and Plain Language, Part Three: A Reader’s Memory Chapter 10: The Syntactic Reader Chapter 11: The Statistical Reader Chapter 12: The Pragmatic Reader Chapter 13: Making Spoken Language Plain. A Timed Crossmodal Forced-Choice Experiment Chapter 14: Conclusion. Fifteen Points of Attention References Index

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Stefano Rastelli teaches Psycholinguistics at the University of Pavia (Italy) where he directs the Laboratorio di Linguistica e Glottodidattica Sperimentale (LLEGS). He regularly publishes experimental research on syntax, second language acquisition, language usability and statistical learning.

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