PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AS A BRANCH OF SCIENCE: INTRODUCTORY NOTES AND BASIC CONCEPTS

Goal: to highlight basic concepts and key directions of psycholinguistics PLAN 1.Sources of psycholinguistics. 2.Applied branches of psycholinguistics. 3.Current state and prospects of psycholinguistics in the world and in Ukraine.

Pronko, Nicholas H. (1946) Language and Psycholinguistics Kantor, Jacob R. (1936) An Objective Psychology of Grammar

Pierre Abailard / Abélard ( ): Two facets in language – its relation to things and to thought;Two facets in language – its relation to things and to thought; Language is not only a means of communication but also the result of active thinking process.Language is not only a means of communication but also the result of active thinking process. William of Ockham( ): William of Ockham ( ): Nature creates things, so signifying is not language property, but the manifestation of a mind through a word;Nature creates things, so signifying is not language property, but the manifestation of a mind through a word; Language is localized in human consciousness, and grammar – in the thought.Language is localized in human consciousness, and grammar – in the thought.

Heymann Steinthal( ): language is a part of psychological sciences; language is a part of psychological sciences; language is expression of conscious internal, psychological and spiritual states and relations through articulated sounds. language is expression of conscious internal, psychological and spiritual states and relations through articulated sounds. Wilhelm Wundt( ): Wilhelm Wundt ( ): Language is a psychophysical activity of humans that is manifested through expression of thoughts, feelings and desires with the help of articulate sounds. Language is a psychophysical activity of humans that is manifested through expression of thoughts, feelings and desires with the help of articulate sounds.

Olexandr Potebnia ( ) Thought and Language, 1862:Thought and Language, 1862: Outlined ways and topicality of integration of Linguistics and Psychology, labeled the future science Linguistic Psychology.Outlined ways and topicality of integration of Linguistics and Psychology, labeled the future science Linguistic Psychology. Psychology could give no expectations to a linguist unless it remained a descriptive sciencePsychology could give no expectations to a linguist unless it remained a descriptive science

Psychology of speech structure and laws/ universals of the functioning of human speech mechanisms Linguistics ? ?

Subject matter of PL: laws and principles of psychic phenomena and mechanisms underlying the functioning of language and speech. Object of PL: Language as a system of signs whose meanings function only through their influence upon the human psyche. This causes languages indirect nature. Goal of PL: Description and interpretation of peculiarities of language and speech functioning as psychic phenomena on the basis of internal and external factors of personalitys social and cultural activity

Osgood, Ch.E., Suci, G.J., Tannenbaum, P.H. The measurement of meaning. – Urbana, – 520 p.

PSYCHOLINGUISTICS TRANSLATIONSTUDIES CRIMINALISTICS AND FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY/ LINGUISTICS BILINGUALISM AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY MASSCOMMUNICATION PATHO- PSYCHOLINGUISTICS NEURO- LINGUISTICS ?

PL in the world: Organizations: International Society of Applied Psycholinguistics (ISAPL);International Society of Applied Psycholinguistics (ISAPL); Sector of PL and Theory of Mass communication (Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences)Sector of PL and Theory of Mass communication (Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences) Journals: International Journal of Psycholinguistics (Japan)International Journal of Psycholinguistics (Japan) Journal of Psycholinguistic Research (USA)Journal of Psycholinguistic Research (USA) Voprosy Psikholingvistiki Journal (Moscow)Voprosy Psikholingvistiki Journal (Moscow) Bulletin of scientific papers Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Speech Activity (Moscow)Bulletin of scientific papers Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Speech Activity (Moscow) Scientific events: Triennial ISAPL International congresses (Bari, Italy, 2010)Triennial ISAPL International congresses (Bari, Italy, 2010) International Scientific Conferences on Psycholinguistics (Osaka, Japan)International Scientific Conferences on Psycholinguistics (Osaka, Japan) International Seminar on PL and Cognitology (Moscow, Seminar on PL and Cognitology (Moscow,

PL in Ukraine: Organizations : Association of Ukrainian PsycholinguistsAssociation of Ukrainian Psycholinguists Laboratory of Psycholinguistics of Child Development (Pereyaslav- Khmelnytskyi Hryhoriy Skovoroda State Teachers Training University)Laboratory of Psycholinguistics of Child Development (Pereyaslav- Khmelnytskyi Hryhoriy Skovoroda State Teachers Training University) Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Psycholinguistics (Lutsk, Volyn Lessia Ukrainka National University)Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Psycholinguistics (Lutsk, Volyn Lessia Ukrainka National University) Journals: Psycholinguistics (Pereyaslav- Khmelnytskyi Hryhoriy Skovoroda State Teachers Training University)Psycholinguistics (Pereyaslav- Khmelnytskyi Hryhoriy Skovoroda State Teachers Training University) Scientific events : Annual International Scientific Conference Key Issues of Psycholinguistics (Pereyaslav- Khmelnytskyi )Annual International Scientific Conference Key Issues of Psycholinguistics (Pereyaslav- Khmelnytskyi ) International Scientific Conference Key Issues of Todays Applied Linguistics ( Lutsk, Volyn Lessia Ukrainka National University, October, 2-3, 2009)International Scientific Conference Key Issues of Todays Applied Linguistics ( Lutsk, Volyn Lessia Ukrainka National University, October, 2-3, 2009) All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference Human. Computer. Communication (National University Lviv Polytechnic, May, 2010)All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference Human. Computer. Communication (National University Lviv Polytechnic, May, 2010)

CONCLUSIONS 1.PL is a separate branch of knowledge having its methodology base, object, goal and methods of research. 2.Among top priority areas of research are: Mass Communication, Translation and Interpreting, Bilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition, Forensic Studies, Military Psychology, Space and Engineering Psychology, Defectology, Pathopsycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, etc. 3.Powerful experimental basis (tools) of human speech and thinking activity investigation. 4.Prospects: further development and integration with various branches of science though joint congresses, simposia, seminars and conferences