%0 Journal Article %T Mental Lexicon: Its Organization and Representation %A Majid Farahian %J Brain. Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience %D 2011 %I EduSoft publishing %X The number of words a native speaker of a language knows is incredibly vast. However, this is not just word that represents mental lexicon. Words have properties to which in a very complex way they are associated. This paper reviews the related literature and different perspectives on what mental lexicon is, what is its organization, how words are related in the mental lexicon. It has also been discussed how second language mental lexicon is stored in the brain. %K Mental lexicon %K Words %K Memory %K storage and organization %U http://brain.edusoft.ro/index.php/brain/article/view/245