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LNGS2615: Language, Brain and Mind
2024 unit information
We will discuss interdisciplinary research on language, brain, and mind. We will look at descriptive, experimental, and theoretical work on language in use, and its cognitive functions. We will consider implications for linguistic theory of research on language in psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Topics include: language and the brain, language learning, speech perception, language production, language and action, language and cooperation, language and reasoning, language and concepts, nativism, linguistic relativity.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Linguistics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Linguistics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Psychology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Anthropology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Philosophy |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. critically judge the theoretical ideas they are taught and read about, employ rigorous and independent thinking in applying these ideas in evaluations of case studies, argue for their point of view
- LO2. acquire knowledge of current theoretical approaches and empirical findings in research on language, brain, and mind, understand how these ideas apply to analytical problems in various domains in this field, acquire knowledge of a number of case studies in this field
- LO3. critically engage in debates about issues relating to how language, brain, and mind relate, including issues of language acquisition, the relation between language and thought, and the relation between language and social cognition and action.
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