Definition

1. Noun:
   • The interdisciplinary scientific field: Neurolinguistics is the branch of linguistics that investigates the relationship between language and the biological structures and processes of the nervous system, particularly the brain.

Usage

• Neurolinguistics is used as a singular, uncountable noun to refer to the academic discipline itself.
• It is typically used in formal, academic, or scientific contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Her research in neurolinguistics focuses on how stroke patients recover speech.
  • The conference featured several groundbreaking papers on neurolinguistics.
  • Understanding aphasia requires knowledge of both linguistics and neurolinguistics.

Advanced Usage

• "The neurolinguistics of...": This phrase is used to specify the focus of study within the field.
  • The professor is an expert in the neurolinguistics of bilingualism.

Variants and Related Words

• Neurolinguistic (adjective): Pertaining to neurolinguistics.
  • They conducted a neurolinguistic study using fMRI scans.
• Neurolinguist (noun): A scholar or researcher who specializes in neurolinguistics.

Synonyms

• Cognitive neuroscience of language: A closely related field with significant overlap, though often with a stronger emphasis on cognitive theories and models.

Different Meanings

• As a highly specialized academic term, "neurolinguistics" does not have common alternative meanings outside its primary definition.

Noun

1. the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system