Which brain hemisphere is most often linked with language in right-handed people?

In most right-handed people, the left hemisphere is dominant for language functions such as speech production, grammar, and comprehension. This was established through 19th-century work by Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke, whose studies of aphasia helped map language to specific brain areas. Broca’s area, in the left frontal lobe, is important for speech production, while Wernicke’s area, in the left temporal lobe, is crucial for language understanding. Language is more mixed and variable in left-handed people, but the left hemisphere is still often involved. This is one of the best-known examples of brain lateralization, where different halves of the brain specialize in different tasks.