In this course we will examine the relation between language and mind by considering evidence on language and cognition. Topics to be covered include: word acquisition, storage, and retrieval; mechanisms underlying sentence comprehension and production; the ‘anatomy’ of conversation and discourse abilities; finally, the behavioural and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying reading and writing abilities. The purpose of this course is to provide a survey of current scholarship on the relation of language and cognition in the domain of word, sentence, and discourse processing, including a review of recent developments in the literature. The necessary background is covered in introductory courses in Linguistics and Linguistic Theory: Psycholinguistics 1.
- Teacher: Agnieszka Lijewska