Human language and mind
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Fall 2022, Monday 9:10–10:40 am, Oct. 3-Dec. 19, 2022
Prof. Eva Eckert, Ph.D. eeck233@gmail.com
Meetings at FF UK, Palachovo nám., rm 326
Office hours: Monday after the class at 10:40 or by appointment- Course description
HUMAN LANGUAGE and the MIND is a course in human thinking and speaking that deals with psychological, cognitive and anthropological aspects of language as a key to mind, intellect and creativity; interrelation of language, thoughts and brain; language in mediating experience, remembering and creating meaning; the instinctive, emotional and rational in our cognition; pre-linguistic cognition of hominids; children’s language acquisition; language diversity and memory.