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    PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performanceplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("psycholinguistics" is a kind of...):

    cognitive psychology (an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes)

    Derivation:

    psycholinguist (a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language)

    psycholinguistic (of or relating to the psychology of language)

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