Week 14 - Neurolinguistics

Unit 3

GO OVER THE BRANCHES!

Week 14 - Neurolinguistics

Multiple Choice

How much do you know about Neurolinguistics?

• I already know everything about it!

• I know a lot already, but not everything.

• I need to learn more.

• I've never heard of this topic before.

Open Ended

Where is this ability to use language located?

What is

Neurolinguistics?

Neurolinguistics studies the relation of language and communication to different aspects of brain function.

Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics

Neurolinguistics has a very close relationship to psycholinguistics but focuses more on studies of the brain.

Different views on

the relation between brain and language

• Localism

• Associationism

• Dynamic localization of function 

• Holistic

• Evolution-based

Poll

Do you know which parts of the brain allow us to produce language?

• Yes, I do.

• I don't think so.

• I think I do.

• I've never heard of that.

Language areas

in the brain

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Motor cortex

• Arcuate Fasciculus

Brain Lateralization

• Localization view: the belief that specific aspects of linguistic ability have specific locations in the brain.

• Vision

• Hearing

• Memory

• Skils

Comprehension and Production Disorders

• Tips and slips of tongue

• Slips of the ear

• Aphasias

Aphasia

Aphasia is defined as “language loss due to brain damage”.

Broca’s aphasia (“motor aphasia”)

Wernicke’s aphasia (“sensory aphasia”)

Conduction aphasia

Multiple Choice

It involves attempting to combine neurological/neurophysiological theory with linguistics theory.

• Psycholinguistics

• Neurolinguistics

• Sociolinguistics

• Historical Linguistics

Multiple Choice

The belief that specific aspects of linguistic ability have specific locations in the brain.

• Neurological theory

• Holistic theory

• Evolution-based

• Localization view

Multiple Choice

An area that generally controls movement of the muscles.

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Motor cortex

• Arcuete Fasciculus

Multiple Choice

This is known as the “posterior speech cortex”.

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Motor cortex

• Arcuete Fasciculus

Multiple Choice

This is known to form a crucial connection between Wernicke’s and Broca’s area.

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Motor cortex

• Arcuete Fasciculus

Multiple Choice

The damage to this specific part of the brain was related to extreme difficulty in producing speech...

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Motor cortex

• Arcuete Fasciculus

Let's put on the thinking cap!

Last question...

Open Ended

Which is the role of biology

in language acquisition?

Open Ended

Which is the role of biology

in language acquisition?