2009 Fall PSY 134-01
Bulletin Course Description Examination of linguistic structures and their psychological "reality," language and cognition, biological bases, animal communication, language pathologies, nonverbal communication, linguistic universals, and bilingualism. Everyday language phenomena (for example, slips of the tongue) as well as experimental and theoretical research. Emphasis on the research designs, methods and reasoning by which the features of language are assessed. Research proposal required. Instructor: Day
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE Department PSY Course Number 2009 Fall 134 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Day,Ruth S Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
Psychological "reality" of linguistic structures, language and cognition, language acquisition, biological bases, animal communication, language pathologies, nonverbal communication, linguistic universals, and bilingualism. Everyday language phenomena (for example, slips of the tongue) as well as experimental and theoretical research. Many in-class demonstrations of language phenomena.
Assignments
All assignments are take-home. They include short papers, mid-term and final exams, and a term paper. The term paper involves proposing an original experiment on an interesting language phenomenon (rationale, methods, predictions, and interpretation).
Additional Information
If you do not have relevant coursework but have a long-standing interest in language phenomena, this course may still be appropriate for you. If in doubt, please contact the instructor (ruthday@duke.edu).
