Psycholinguistics is the study of the mental aspects of language and speech. It is primarily concerned with the ways in which language is represented and processed in the brain.

Branches of linguistics that deals with mind and language

"Psycholinguistics is the study of the mental mechanisms that make it possible for people to use language. It is a scientific discipline whose goal is a coherent theory of the way in which language is produced and understood," says Alan Garnham in his book, "Psycholinguistics: Central Topics."

Examine language as the product of the mind

Helps to explain the errors students do in the language learning.

Helps to understand the difficulties of these four skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing )both intrinsic difficulties and extrinsic difficulties.