Language

The system of spoken or written communication used by a particular country, people, community, etc., typically consisting of words used within a regular grammatical and syntactic structure.

Speech The act of speaking; the natural exercise of the vocal organs; the utterance of words or sentences; oral expression of thought or feeling.

Language Structures

Broca’s Area Controls language expression Usually in the left frontal lobe Directs muscle movement involved in speech

Wernicke’s Area Controls language reception Usually in the left temporal lobe Language comprehension and expressions

Angular Gyrus Transforms visual representation into an auditory code

From written text to spoken word Angular Gyrus Wernicke’s Area Broca’s Area

Corpus Callosum Large band of neural fibers connecting the 2 brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them