neurolinguistics

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The study of how language and the brain work together

noun
/ˌnʊroʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

Specialized

: neurolingüística

The field of neurolinguistics explores how language is processed in the brain.

Philology and history of English are beneficially tightly integrated with psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics.

Examples

She specializes in neurolinguistics and researches how brain injuries affect language abilities.
The seminar on neurolinguistics attracted students from both linguistics and neuroscience departments.
Recent advances in neurolinguistics have improved our understanding of language disorders.
Have you heard about neurolinguistics?
Recent advances in neurolinguistics have improved our understanding of language disorders.
She specializes in neurolinguistics and researches how brain injuries affect language abilities.
The field of neurolinguistics explores how language is processed in the brain.

Surface Forms

neurolinguistics singular

neurolinguistics plural

Morphology

neurolinguistics = linguistics (transparent) = neuro + linguist + ics

The word is transparently built by adding the prefix neuro- to linguistics, with the meaning directly referring to the study of language in relation to the nervous system.

Etymology

The word neurolinguistics joins neuro- (from Greek neuron, 'nerve' or 'brain') and linguistics (from Latin lingua, 'tongue' or 'language'), so it means the study of how the brain and language work together.