PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Undergraduate

This course reviews the psychology of language from the perspectives of sensation, perception, cognition, and interpersonal processes. Topics include the nature of speech production and perception, the nature of grammatical and lexical knowledge, semantics and pragmatics, language acquisition, the social bases of human communication, and computer systems for language understanding. PREREQUISITES: Psychology 1010 and 1020; and Psychology 2780 and 2790 OR Psychology 2700 and 2730 and 2750; or permission of instructor Three hours a week class