言げん語ご心しん理り学がく

noun

psychology of language; psycholinguistics

Academic field studying the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language. Often used interchangeably with 心理言語学.

See also: 心理言語学

• 彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで言げん語ご心しん理り学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

  She is majoring in psycholinguistics at university.

• 言げん語ご心しん理り学がくの研けん究きゅうでは、子こ供どもの言げん語ご獲かく得とくが重じゅう要ようなテーマだ。

  In psycholinguistics research, children's language acquisition is an important theme.