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For example, psycholinguists hypothesize that speakers start with what they want to convey.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

In 1971, psycholinguists Sam Glucksberg and Joseph H. Danks advanced a new thesis: As you get closer to the noun, you encounter adjectives that denote more innate properties.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2014

Adult language learners are, to borrow a phrase used by some psycholinguists, too smart for our own good.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2014

A team of Dutch psycholinguists has discovered a word that is practically universal in all human languages.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2013