Language processing is grounded in brain function. Words of different semantic categories are processed in different cortical areas. Several examples of this distributed processing are given: colour words are processed in visual areas, whereas action words are processed in motor areas. The processing of action words in described in more details. A pathological condition, Parkinson s disease, is used as an illustration of a motor impairment that selectively affects the comprehension of action words. This comprehension impairment is attributed to a difficulty in accessing the procedural knowledge carried by this specific class of words.
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Article provided by Cambridge University Press in its journal European Review.
Volume (Year): 16 (2008) Issue (Month): 04 (October) Pages: 389-398 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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