Psycholinguistics

3 credits · Undergraduate

Explores the cognitive and neural bases of human language processing. Topics include: human language and other communication systems; phonology; morphology; semantics; syntax; discourse; first and second language acquisition; relationship of language to general cognitive functions such as music and mathematics; signed languages such as American Sign Language; and non-linguistic gesture. PREREQUISITES: PSYO 2000.03/NESC 2000.03 and PSYO 2130.03/NESC 2130.03 CROSSLISTED: NESC 3190.03 EXCLUSIONS: PSYO/NESC 2190.03 FORMATS: Lecture