1.How languages process in the brain? 2.Important areas in brain for language

1.How languages process in the brain?2.Important areas in brain for language psycholinguistics

Neurolinguistics:1. How languages process in the brain?2. Important areas in brain for language. • Neurolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and brain.

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The human brain:

The parts of the brain:

The localization view: • The word is heard and comprehended via Wernicke’s area. This signal is then transferred via the arcuate fasciculus to Broca’s area where preparations are made to produce it. A signal then is sent to part of the motor cortex to physically articulate the word.

Speech Errors:1. The tips of the tongue( you know the word )2. Slips of the tongueblack bloxesmake a long shorystora tup of teabeel fetter* slip of the brain as it tries to organize linguistic messages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D33ccVnbHY

Aphasia: • An impairment of language function due to localized brain damage that leads to difficulty in understanding and/or producing linguistic forms

1. Broca’s aphasia: • Production • I eggs and eat and drink coffee breakfast • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2IiMEbMnPM • 2. Wernicke's aphasia: • Comprehension • I can’t talk all of the things I do • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTdMV6cOZw

References: • Chapter 8 ( An Introduction to Language )

Assignment Prepare a conversation with your classmate that includes slips and tips of the tongue. Be ready to read it aloud in class next week.

1.How languages process in the brain? 2.Important areas in brain for language