PSYCH 2150 - Psychology of Language

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

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: any one course in psychology or human development. Enrollment limited to: sophomores, juniors, and 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.