APS volume 43 issue 4 Cover and Front matter

Abstract

Applied Psycholinguistics publishes original articles on the psychological processes involved in language. The articles address the development, use, and impairment of language in all its modalities, including spoken, signed, and written, with a particular emphasis on crosslinguistic studies. Studies appearing in Applied Psycholinguistics need to have clear applied relevance to professionals in a variety of fields, including linguistics, psychology, speech and hearing, reading, language teaching, special education, and neurology. Contributors should explicitly consider the relevance of their work to the larger community, as well as its theoretical and psychological significance. Specific topics featured in the journal include language development (the development of speech perception and production across languages, the acquistion and use of sign language, bilingualism, and second language learning), language disorders in children and adults (including those associated with brain damage, retardation and autism, specific learning disabilities, and hearing impairment), literacy development (early literacy skills, dyslexia and other reading disorders, and spelling development and disorders), and psycholinguistic processing (lexical access, time course of language processing, semantics, and syntax). In addition to research reports, theoretical reviews will be considered for publication, as will keynote articles and commentaries (the latter normally invited by the Editors). The journal will occasionally publish issues devoted to special topics within its purview.