LING 4436

Language Development

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

Surveys basic issues, methods, and research in the study of first-language acquisition. Considers major theoretical positions in the field in the light of experimental studies in first-language acquisition of phonology, syntax, and semantics from infancy on. The fundamental issues of relationships between language and thought are discussed, as are the fundamental linguistic issues of "Universal Grammar" and the biological foundations for language acquisition. The acquisition of communication systems in nonhuman species such as chimpanzees is addressed, but major emphasis is on the child.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: at least one course in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive development, neurobiology, biology, or linguistics.

Permission Note Open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Outcomes

• Master basic theories in a field of cognitive science, review basic research evidence along every area of language knowledge and acquisition.

Distribution Category (KCM-AS)

When Offered Fall.

Comments Supplemental lab course available COGST 4500/LING 4450/HD 4370/PSYCH 4370. Graduate students also should enroll in HD 6370 or LING 7717.

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