Question

The branch of linguistics that deals with the relationship between language and the structure and functioning of the brain is ______.

• A. Artificial Intelligence
• B. Computational linguistics
• C. Neurolinguistics
• D. Psycholinguistics

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Neurolinguistics

• Neurolinguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the relationship between language and the brain.

• It focuses on how language is represented, processed, and produced in the brain and how brain damage (e.g., stroke, trauma) affects language abilities.

👉 Topics in neurolinguistics include:

• Brain areas responsible for language (e.g., Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area)

• Language disorders (aphasia)