PSYC 321
Psycholinguistics
Winter 2023
Topics
- Lecture The science of language
- Lecture Speech perception
- Lecture Language & Culture
- Lecture Signed language
Readings
- Required e-text: Ludden, D. (2015) The psychology of language: An integrated approach. Sage. ISBN: 9781483356310 , Alternative version: Paperback ISBN: 9781452288802
- Listed material: 1. Praat: http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ 2. lab.js: https://lab.js.org/ This software will also be available on the computers in the lab HUMPHREY 219.
Fall 2023
Topics
- Lecture The science of language
- Lecture Speech perception
- Lecture Language & Culture
- Lecture Signed language
Readings
- Required e-text: Ludden, D. (2015) The psychology of language: An integrated approach. Sage. ISBN: 9781483356310 , Alternative version: Paperback ISBN: 9781452288802
- Listed material: 1. Praat: http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ 2. lab.js: https://lab.js.org/
Winter 2021
Topics
- What is language? (Lec 3)
- Introduction to Praat and OpenSesame (Lec 4)
- Beyond acoustics in speech (Lec 9)
- Lab 3: Categorical Perception
Readings
- Listed material: 1. Coleman, J.S. (2006). Design features of language. Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 471-475. Week Jan. 18, 2021
- Listed material: 2. Levinson, S. (2016) Turn-taking in human communication. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20, 6-14. Week Jan. 25, 2021
- Listed material: 3. Choi, J., Broersma, M., & Cutler, A. (2017). Early phonology revealed by international adoptees’ birth language retention. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, 114, 7307-7312. Week Feb. 1, 2021
- Listed material: 4. Blumstein, S.E., & Kurowski, K. (2006). The foreign accent syndrome: A perspective. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 19, 346-355. Week Feb 8, 2021
- Listed material: 5. Dumay, N. & Gaskell, M.G. (2007). Sleep-associated changes in the mental representation of spoken words. Psychological Science, 18, 35-39. Week Feb. 22, 2021
- Listed material: 6. Snowdon D.A., Kemper S.J., Mortimer J.A., Greiner L.H., Wekstein D.R., Markesbery W.R. (1996). Linguistic ability in early life and cognitive function and Alzheimer’s disease in late life: Findings from the Nun Study. JAMA, 275, 528-532. March 1, 2021
- Listed material: 7. Ferreira, F., Bailey, K. G. D. & Ferraro, V. (2002). Good-enough representations in language comprehension. Current Directions in Psychological Science 11:11– 15. Week March 8, 2021
- Listed material: 8. Berisha, V., Wang, S., LaCross, A., Liss, J., & Garcia-Filion, P. (2015). Tracking discourse complexity preceding Alzheimer’s disease Diagnosis: A case study comparing the press conferences of presidents Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 45, 959-963. Week March 15, 2021
- Listed material: 9. Garrod, S. & Pickering, M.J. (2004). Why is conversation so easy? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 8, 8-11. Week March 29, 2021
Fall 2021
Topics
- The science of language
- Speech perception
- Signed language
- Language Development
- Language & Culture
- Language & Technology
Readings
- Listed material: 1. Praat: http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ 2. lab.js: https://lab.js.org/ This software will also be available on the computers in the lab Jeffery Hall RM 155. Calendar description: An introduction to psycholinguistic research and theory.
Winter 2020
Topics
- Learning
- Language
- Perception
Fall 2020
Topics
- What is language?
- Introduction to Praat and OpenSesame
- Beyond acoustics in speech
- Lab 3: Categorical Perception (Due
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Winter 2023
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Fall 2023
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Winter 2021
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Fall 2021
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Winter 2020
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Fall 2020