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Academic Year 2000/2001

Language and Cognitive Processes
PSYC 320 FA
Clusters:
Linguistics

This course is a survey of research issues in psycholinguistics, emphasizing language as part of a broader system of human cognition and action. We examine the psychological processes by which people plan, produce, understand and remember speech sounds, words, sentences, paragraphs and larger stretches of discourse; the influence of contextual and pragmatic factors on speaking and understanding; the social functions of language; how children learn language; and the relation between different systems of language, such as human and animal communication.

MAJOR READINGS

One textbook on psychology and language and one introductory linguistics paperback.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several mini papers (two page maximum), two in-class exams asking a subset of essay questions distributed in advance, one longer paper (10-12 pages).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Additional Requirements and/or Comments not known

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: PSYC105 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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