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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LING 308 Psycholinguistics

This course is an introduction to psycholinguistics, the study of the psychological processes involved in language acquisition, representation, comprehension, and production. We will explore how language behavior illuminates our understanding of the mind and brain, and how properties of the mind and brain influence language. To this end, we will cover topics such as speech perception, word and sentence processing, speech production, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, and language use of special populations (e.g., deaf signers, aphasics). You will learn about the key findings and central debates in these areas as well as the tools and methods used in psycholinguistic research. By the end of the course, you will have developed a better understanding of the nature of language, how language is used, how our language skills develop, and how our language skills can be impaired.  This course counts towards the minor in Linguistics and the majors in Spanish, French, and Italian.  It is also appropriate for students in Psychology and Education.