Language and Thought

Linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf suggest that the language we speak impacts how our neurons work.

The Sapir-Whorf/linguistic determinism theory states that society as whole is greatly impacted by the language we use.

Semantic slanting is when two words meaning essentially the same thing have different connotations.

Name-calling is when labels are applied to a certain kind of person or thing.

Broca’s Area is located in the left frontal lobe.

Broca’s Area was discovered by French surgeon Paul Broca.

Broca’s Area is responsible for speech articulation.

Wernicke’s Area is located in the left temporal lobe.

Wernicke’s Area was discovered by German neurologist Carl Wernicke.

Wernicke’s Area is responsible for speech comprehension.

Aphasia is difficulty with processing or conveying speech, caused by damage to the brain.

Wernicke’s Aphasia is fluent speech that cannot be understood by the speaker or anyone listening to them.

Broca’s aphasia is clunky, disjointed, or slow speech, as well as difficulty putting thoughts to words.