Human language and mind

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WEEK 2: HUMAN LANGUAGE cf. animal communication systems 10 October

• Assignment Ch. 2 web activities

WEEK 3: INVENTING LANGUAGE 17 Oct.

• Assignment Ch. 2 web activities on sign language

Week 4: Brain: Genetic disorders, SLI and dyslexia Oct 24

• Assignment Ch. 3 activities on language impairments

WEEK 6: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: LEARNING SOUND PATTERNS Nov. 7

• Assignment Research project proposal, required of students with a background in linguistics or psychology
• Assignment Web activities, ch. 4

Week 7: How infants learn from the sound input and gain the naming insight Nov. 14

• Assignment Web activities, ch. 4

WEEK 8: INFANTS LEARNING WORDS Nov. 21

• Assignment Web activities 5.1-5.4 https://learninglink.oup.com/access/sedivy-2e-student-resources#tag_chapter-05

Week 9: Complex words: Patterns or rules? Nov. 28

• Assignment Web activities 5.5 and on

WEEK 10: LANGUAGE LOGIC: BUILDING SENTENCES Dec 5

• Assignment Web activities, ch. 6

WEEK 11: LANGUAGE DIVERSITY Dec. 12, 2022

• Assignment Web activities, Language diversity, 12.1-12.2

WEEK 12: LANGUAGE DIVERSITY Dec. 19, 2022

• Assignment Web activities 13.3-13.5