PSYCH 2150 - [Psychology of Language]

(crosslisted)
(also COGST 2150, LING 2215) (KCM-AS)

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: any one course in psychology or human development. Next offered 2014-2015. Enrollment limited to: sophomores, juniors, seniors.

M. Christiansen.

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics from psycholinguistics, including the origin of language, the different components of language (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics), processes involved in reading, computational modeling of language processes, the acquisition of language (both under normal and special circumstances), and the brain bases of language.