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PSYCHOLINGUISTICS: WHAT IT IS? LANGUAGE, SPEECH AND

COMMUNICATION.
INTRODUCTION
A. BACKGROUND
An Introduction to Psycholinguistic, in this subject we learn about psychology and linguistic
and all material relate to language that we have never learned in our education before. In this
chapter we have discussed about speech production. Especially about speech how children
acquire speech begin with vocalization to babbling, naming ' holophrastic, telegraphic,
morphemic and the rule for negation, question, relative clauses, passive and other complex
structure. Thats all about how people acquire of languages because they need relation between
psychology and linguistic.
Language is very important in all aspects of life, especially us as human beings. In everyday
life, man would use language to express what is in my heart or thoughts to others. In the
presentation, humans through a few rounds of an idea into a language that is disclosed. Included
in the process is language acquisition, language processing in the brain, the delivery of language,
and so forth. When viewed from the aspect of psychology, language is related to a person's
psyche. It would be very different from the language used by people who are happy with the
people who are angry or sad, people who are sick with the healthy people, people in a state of
fatigue and people who are in a fit condition, all of which would be very different.
A. PSYCHOLINGUISTICS: WHAT IS IT?
Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and
neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language.
Psycholinguistics reference to human psychology. It has a very broad scope but is frequently
used with specific reference to processes of language acquisition, especially of one's first
language.

The other definition of psycholinguistics is a study which combines the fields of

linguistics and psychology. Directly translated, psycholinguistics means language psychology. If
you were a psycholinguist, you could choose to work in various subfields including; language
acquisition, use, comprehension and the production of language in the mind. For example, a
psycholinguist might choose to focus on how a baby develops their specific language to the
exclusion of all others. If you were to study psycholinguistics, you might study the process of
language acquisition, or how the human mind develops, perceives, and produces both spoken and
written communication.
Psycholinguistic research falls into six major areas, some of which overlap:
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LANGUAGE PROCESSING
LANGUAGE STORAGE AND ACCESS
COMPREHENSION THEORY
LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN
LANGUAGE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

B. LANGUAGE, SPEECH, AND COMMUNICATION

In considering whether language is a skill peculiar to the human race, three approaches
are possible:
1. we can specify what we mean by 'language' and then attempt to establish if the communication
system or any other species are capable of acquiring speech or language.
2. we can establish whether other species are capable of acquiring speech or language
3. we can try to establish how language evolved and how long it has been a property of the
human race and its ancestors.
At the outset, we need to distinguish between communication, language and speech. the first
include the second and the second includes the third.
1. COMMUNICATION
Communication is the essence of human interaction and learning. The nature of
communication is dependent on interaction between two or more individuals and understanding

is constructed through that interaction. Communication is a basic human right and essential to
our quality of life as a social species. As human beings, we use communication to: relate to
others, socially connect, greet, call attention, share feelings, express an opinion, agree, disagree,
explain, share information, question, answer, tease, bargain, negotiate, argue, manipulate,
compliment, comment, protest, complain, describe, encourage, instruct, provide feedback, show
humor, discuss interests, be polite, make friends, express interest or disinterest, etc.
2. LANGUAGE
Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication,
particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system.
The scientific study of language is called linguistics.
3. SPEECH
Speech means Humans express thoughts, feelings, and ideas orally to one another
through a series of complex movements that alter and mold the basic tone created by voice into
specific, decodable sounds. Speech is produced by precisely coordinated muscle actions in the
head, neck, chest, and abdomen. Speech development is a gradual process that requires years of
practice.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the
psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and
produce language. Psycholinguistics reference to human psychology. It has a very broad scope
but is frequently used with specific reference to processes of language acquisition, especially of
one's first language. There are six major areas in psycholinguistics: language processing,
language storage and access, comprehension theory, language and the brain, language in
exceptional circumstance, and first language acquisition. In considering whether language is a
skill peculiar to the human race, three approaches are possible: communication, speech, and
language.