Language

Required: 1. Sedivy, J. (2020). Language in Mind. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. Available from the Queen’s bookstore and on-line retailers in print and as an e-book. print; e-book

Required: Available from the Queen’s bookstore or on-line retailers. Refer to the

Listed material: Activities & Assessments 1 Jan 7 Introduction **Syllabus** Chapter 1 Introductions

Listed material: Book choice survey opens 2 Jan 14 Origins Chapter 2: Origins of Human Language Book choice survey closes Friday Jan 16th, 5pm

Listed material: 3 Jan 21 Thought Chapter 13: Language Diversity Book Clubs set-up. First Organizational Log expected by February 13th, 5pm

Listed material: Jan 28 Identity Ireland, M.E., & Mehl, M.R., (2014). Natural language use as a marker of personality. In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of language and social psychology (p. 201-208). Oxford University Press. Eckert, P. (2005). Stylistic practice and the adolescent social order. In A. Williams and C. Thurlow (Eds.) Talking Adolescence: Perspectives on Communication in the Teenage Years. (pp. 93-110). New York: Peter Lang.

Listed material: 5 Feb 4 Connecting Chapter 12: The Social Side of Language Duck, S., & Usera, D. A. (2014). Language and interpersonal relationships. In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of language and social psychology (p. 188–200). Oxford University Press.

Listed material: Psyc 354 – Winter 2026

Listed material: p. 10 Misunderstandings Assignment – diary entries due Friday, Feb 13th, 5 pm First organizational Log for book club expected by February 13th, 5pm

Listed material: 7 Feb 25 Sound Chapter 4: Learning Sound Patterns, 4.1 – 4.3 Chapter 7: Speech Perception 7.1 – 7.3

Listed material: 8 Mar 4 Sign Chapter 5: Learning Words, 5.1 – 5.3 Chapter 8: Word Recognition, 8.1 – 8.3

Required: 1. Sedivy, J. (2020). Language in Mind. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. Available from the Queen’s bookstore and on-line retailers in print and as an e-book. print; e-book

Required: Available from the Queen’s bookstore or on-line retailers. Refer to the

Listed material: Activities & Assessments 1 Jan 8 Introduction **Syllabus** Chapter 1 Introductions

Listed material: Book choice survey opens 2 Jan 15 Origins Chapter 2: Origins of Human Language Book choice survey closes Friday Jan 17th, 5pm

Listed material: 3 Jan 22 Thought Chapter 13: Language Diversity Book Clubs set-up. First Organizational Log expected by February 14th, 5pm

Listed material: Jan 29 Identity Ireland, M.E., & Mehl, M.R., (2014). Natural language use as a marker of personality. In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of language and social psychology (p. 201-208). Oxford University Press. Eckert, P. (2005). Stylistic practice and the adolescent social order. In A. Williams and C. Thurlow (Eds.) Talking Adolescence: Perspectives on Communication in the Teenage Years. (pp. 93-110). New York: Peter Lang.

Listed material: 5 Feb 5 Connecting Chapter 12: The Social Side of Language Duck, S., & Usera, D. A. (2014). Language and interpersonal relationships. In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of language and social psychology (p. 188–200). Oxford University Press.

Listed material: Psyc 354 – Winter 2025

Listed material: p. 9 Misunderstandings assignment – diary entries due Friday, Feb 14th, 5 pm First organizational Log for book club expected by February 14th, 5pm

Listed material: 7 Feb 26 Sound Chapter 4: Learning Sound Patterns, 4.1 – 4.3 Chapter 7: Speech Perception 7.1 – 7.3

Listed material: 8 Mar 5 Sign Chapter 5: Learning Words, 5.1 – 5.3 Chapter 8: Word Recognition, 8.1 – 8.3

Required: 1. Sedivy, J. (2020). Language in Mind. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. Available from the Queen’s bookstore and on-line retailers in print and as an e-book. A hard copy will be available in Stauffer Library on a 3-hour reserve.

Required: Available from the Queen’s bookstore or on-line retailers. Refer to the Book Club assignment before deciding which one to purchase.

Required: Kinzler, K. (2020). How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Required: McCulloch, G. (2019). Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. New York: Riverhead Books.

Required: Danesi, M. (2020). The Art of the Lie: How the Manipulation of Language Affects Our Minds. Lanham, MD: Prometheus Books.

Listed material: Activities & Assessments 1 Jan 8 Introduction **Syllabus** Chapter 1 Introductions

Listed material: Book choice survey opens 2 Jan 15 Origins Chapter 2: Origins of Human Language Book choice survey closes Friday Jan 19, 5pm

Listed material: 3 Jan 22 Thought Chapter 13: Language Diversity

Listed material: Book Clubs set-up. First organizational Log expected by February 16th, 5pm 4

Listed material: Jan 29 Identity Ireland, M.E., & Mehl, M.R., (2014). Natural language use as a marker of personality. In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of language and social psychology (p. 201-208). Oxford University Press. Eckert, P. (2005). Stylistic practice and the adolescent social order. In A. Williams and C. Thurlow (Eds.) Talking Adolescence: Perspectives on Communication in the Teenage Years. (pp. 93-110). New York: Peter Lang.

Listed material: 5 Feb 5 Connecting Chapter 12: The Social Side of Language Duck, S., & Usera, D. A. (2014). Language and interpersonal relationships. In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of language and social psychology (p. 188–200). Oxford University Press.

Listed material: Psyc 354 – Winter 2024

Listed material: p. 9 Misunderstandings assignment – diary entries due Friday, Feb 16, 5 pm First organizational Log for book club expected by February 16th, 5pm

Listed material: 7 Feb 26 Sound Chapter 4: Learning Sound Patterns, 4.1-4.3 Chapter 7: Speech Perception 7.1 – 7.3

Listed material: 8 Mar 4 Sign Chapter 5: Learning Words, 5.1 – 5.3 Chapter 8: Word Recognition, 8.1 – 8.3