CEFR C1

psycholinguistic

adjective

Meaning

Relating to the study of the psychological and neuroscientific factors that influence language acquisition, comprehension, and production. This interdisciplinary field combines insights from psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science to understand how humans process and generate language.

Examples

The psycholinguistic approach to language teaching emphasizes the importance of cognitive and social factors in language learning.
Psycholinguistic research has shown that bilingual individuals have distinct language processing patterns compared to monolingual individuals.

Definition

Examples

The psycholinguistic approach to language teaching emphasizes the importance of cognitive and social factors in language learning.

Psycholinguistic research has shown that bilingual individuals have distinct language processing patterns compared to monolingual individuals.

The psycholinguistic analysis of language disorders, such as aphasia, has led to a better understanding of the neural basis of language.

How to Use psycholinguistic

psycholinguistic theory (noun phrase)

a theoretical framework for understanding language and mind — "The psycholinguistic theory of language acquisition proposes that children learn language through a combination of innate abilities and environmental factors."

psycholinguistic research (noun phrase)

scientific investigation into language and mind — "Psycholinguistic research on language processing has shown that the brain processes language in a highly distributed and dynamic manner."

psycholinguistic approach (noun phrase)

a method or perspective for understanding language and mind — "The psycholinguistic approach to language teaching emphasizes the importance of understanding how children acquire language in order to develop effective teaching methods."