The course deals with speech and language processing (perception and production) from a neurocognitive perspective. We will study and critically discuss recent research literature. Studies of intact as well as deficient language/speech processing will be taken into account. In doing so, we will acquire insight in how linguistics, psycholinguistics and phonetics can be a tool in neurocognitive research, and how neurocognitive insights can constrain (psycho)linguistic and phonetic theorizing. Topics that have figured in the course, or hat are likely to be focused on are, a.o., syntactic processing, semantic processing, aphasia, dyslexia, first and second language acquisition, Specific Language Impairment, spoken language production, word recognition, and production and perception of prosody.