neurolinguistics

[ noor-oh-ling-gwis-tiks, nyoor- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.

neurolinguistics

/ ˌnjʊərəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of linguistics that deals with the encoding of the language faculty in the brain

Other Words From

• neuro·linguist noun
• neuro·lin·guistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurolinguistics¹

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + linguistics