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psy·cho·lin·guis·tics (sk-lng-gwstks)
n.
The study of the influence of psychological factors on the development, use, and interpretation of language.

psycho·lin·guistic adj.

psycholinguistics
[-ling·gwis′tiks]
the study of language as a form of behavior, including language development, speech, and personality.

psycholinguistics [si″ko-ling-gwis´tiks]
the study of psychological factors involved in the development and use of language.

psycholinguistics
Psychology The study of factors affecting activities of communicating and understanding verbal information; the study of the manner in which language is acquired, stored, integrated and retrieved. See Kinesics, Language.


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