Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-573) and indexes.

The study of language -- Describing language -- The foundations of language -- Language development -- Bilingualism and second language acquisition -- Recognizing visual words -- Reading -- Learning to read and spell -- Understanding speech -- Understanding the structure of sentences -- Word meaning -- Comprehension -- Language production -- How do we use language? -- The structure of the language system -- New directions.

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