INVESTIGATING THE MENTAL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION, PRODUCTION, AND ACQUISITION
Keywords:
Language, cognition, comprehension, production, acquisition, memory, psycholinguistics, brain, learning, processingAbstract
This article explores the cognitive mechanisms underlying language comprehension, production, and acquisition. By analyzing psycholinguistic theories and empirical studies, we examine how humans process, produce, and learn language. The paper emphasizes brain regions involved, stages of language processing, and the role of working memory. These insights contribute to our understanding of language disorders, language learning, and cognitive development.
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