In this book, current work and issues in psycholinguistics are reviewed by 19 noted authorities in the fields of psychology, linguistics, education, psychiatry, and medicine. The seven sections of the book discuss past and present issues in psycholinguistics (including controversial issues and the theoretical and historical roots of psycholinguistic research), research orientations in language study, phonology, language and cognition, language development, the paralinguistic aspects of communication (interaction and conversational rhythms), and applications of psycholinguistics (naming and aphasia, psychotherapy, and educational psycholinguistics). Author and subject indexes are included. (RL)