psycholinguist
Studies language cognition
A psycholinguist is a researcher who studies the psychological processes underlying language—how people acquire, produce, comprehend, and store language in the mind.
The field sits at the intersection of psychology and linguistics: The psycholinguist designed experiments to measure how quickly readers process ambiguous sentences.
Computational interpretation of speech
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
brain lateralization · aphasia · dyslexia · hemispheres · neural pathways · plasticity · neurolinguistics
Developing communication ability
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- productionMaking or generating something
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- phonologyScience of language sounds
word recognition · priming · working memory · reaction time · experimental design · eye movements · reading · tip-of-the-tongue
One who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- academicRelating to education or theory
- scholarLearned, studious person
- facultyInherent power or ability
tenure · university · laboratory · dissertation · peer review · journal · conference · symposium
Treatment for communication disorders
- language disordersImpairments affecting verbal communication
- second language learningGaining fluency in non-native tongue
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- literacyAbility to read, write
clinical assessment · language teaching · communication disorders · stuttering · developmental delays · multilingualism · translation
language processing
Computational interpretation of speech
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
EEG · brain lateralization · aphasia · dyslexia · hemispheres · neural pathways · plasticity · neurolinguistics
language acquisition
Developing communication ability
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- productionMaking or generating something
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
phonology · word recognition · priming · working memory · reaction time · experimental design · eye movements · reading · tip-of-the-tongue · cognition
researcher
One who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- academicRelating to education or theory
- scholarLearned, studious person
faculty · tenure · university · laboratory · dissertation · peer review · journal · conference · symposium · grants
speech therapy
Treatment for communication disorders
- language disordersImpairments affecting verbal communication
- second language learningGaining fluency in non-native tongue
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
literacy · clinical assessment · language teaching · communication disorders · stuttering · developmental delays · multilingualism · translation