English (language)
English is a language that belongs to the Indo-European language family. Its parent language is Old English, an attested language. In English, words like Mind and Brain are related to mental activity or other psychological processes. To transcribe the English language from speech to writing, scripts (writing systems) like Latin are used.
For example, the sentence below utilizes both the English language and Latin (Script) script:
Psychological words in English: A–Z
Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "English." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 24 Jul. 2023, psylng.org/mli/indo/eng. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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PsychLing Glossary
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Brain (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the complex human organ within the skull that controls the nervous system."
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Gut (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine."
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Head (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the upper or front part of the body in vertebrates, including man, that contains and protects the brain, eyes, mouth, and nose and ears when present."
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Heart (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the hollow muscular organ in vertebrates whose contractions propel the blood through the circulatory system."
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Latin is a script, or writing system, that belongs to the European family of scripts.
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Mind (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc.."
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Old English is a language that belongs to the Indo-European language family.
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Psyche (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the human mind or soul."
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Soul (noun) is a word in the English language that is usually translated as "the spirit or immaterial part of man, the seat of human personality, intellect, will, and emotions, regarded as an entity that survives the body after death."
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