Andersen, Elaine

Professor
Department of Psychology
213-740-2203
eanderse@usc.edu

Professor Andersen researches the relationship between language and non-linguistic cognition. She investigates this relationship by exploring (1) linguistic and cognitive development in normal and atypical children, as well as (2) linguistic and cognitive impairments in normal and atypical aging. She also studies sociolinguistic development - how children acquire knowledge of register variation across languages. Many of Professor Andersen's studies focus on lexical semantics, examining: (i) how lexical semantic knowledge is stored and processed in the brain; (ii) how children learn the structure of lexical categories; (iii) the relationship between input and acquisition; (iv) the nature of cross-linguistic universals of lexical structure and acquisition; (v) the role of visual perception in the acquisition of early words; and (vi) the effects of brain damage on lexical processing.
 
Education:
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1978
M.A., Stanford University
B.A., Stanford University
 
Selected Publications:
Almor, A., MacDonald, M., Kempler, D., Andersen, E., & Tyler, L. (2000). "Comprehension of Long Distance Number Agreement in Probable Alzheimer's Disease." Language and Cognitive Processes. 16, 35-63.

Andersen, E. (2000). "Exploring register knowledge: The value of 'controlled improvisation." In Methods for Studying Language Production, Menn, L. & Ratner, N. (Eds.), pp. 225-249. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: London, 225-249.

Gonnerman, L. & Andersen, E. (2001) "Graded semantic and phonological similarity effects in morphologically complex words." In S. Benjaballah, W.U. Dressler, O. Pfeiffer & M. Voeikova (Eds.), Morphology 2000, (pp.137-148).

Altmann, L., Kempler, D., & Andersen. (in press) "Speech errors in adults with Alzheimer's disease: Reevaluating morphosyntactic preservation." Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.