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psycho·lin·guis·tics (sī′kō liŋ gwis′tiks)

noun

the branch of linguistics that analyzes the psychological factors involved in the perception of and response to linguistic phenomena

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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