Language and the Brain

The last few years have seen a tremendous increase in studies concerning psycholinguistics. The increase is clearly due to many factors. The chief impetus was probably the revolution in linguistic thinking effected by generative grammar (Levelt 1974, I, Preface). Another was a change in the climate...

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Published in:Studies in second language acquisition 1979, Vol.1 (2), p.129-150
Main Author: Ellegard, Alvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Association areas
Brain
Brain damage
Cerebral hemispheres
Language
Memory
Psychology
Second language learning
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Summary:The last few years have seen a tremendous increase in studies concerning psycholinguistics. The increase is clearly due to many factors. The chief impetus was probably the revolution in linguistic thinking effected by generative grammar (Levelt 1974, I, Preface). Another was a change in the climate of opinion within psychology, away from behaviorism towards a more mentalistic outlook. A third factor are developments within computer science that have led to the establishment of a new field of research called artificial intelligence.
ISSN:0272-2631
1470-1545
DOI:10.1017/S0272263100000863