1980年成立，德国马克斯普朗克学会为数不多位于德国以外的机构，致力于心理语言学研究，探索语言的产生和理解，以及人类如何作为第一语言或第二语言学习者获得这些技能。具有丰富的历史和向外看的动态科学方法，吸引来自世界各地的杰出研究人员，与许多其他研究和教育机构建立密切联系。

Founded in 1980, the Max Planck Institute in Germany is one of the few institutions located outside of Germany dedicated to psycholinguistic research, exploring the production and understanding of language and how humans acquire these skills as first or second language learners. With a rich history and an outward-looking dynamic scientific approach, it attracts outstanding researchers from all over the world and establishes close ties with many other research and educational institutions.