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We investigate the development of language from infancy to adulthood. The class examines naturalistic and experimental data concerning the acquisition of phonology, syntax semantics in light of current debates in linguistics and psycholinguistics.
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During the past half century, enormous strides have been made by linguists, philosophers, and cognitive psychologists in coming to an understanding of the human language faculty. Some of this progress has direct implications for the legal system. This course is designed to study some of the most interesting of these interactions. In particular, we will ask how this learning should cause us to question some of the tacit assumptions about language that are embedded in the law, and how knowledge about the human language faculty can bear directly on the resolution of disputes within the legal system.
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An introduction to the syntax of human languages -- the universal principles and mechanisms of sentence construction. Focus is on the structure of English with some side-trips to other languages. Designed for students interested in a scientific approach to human language and/or a better understanding of the structure of language.
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An introduction to central issues and leading theories of linguistic semantics for natural languages. Analysis of specific linguistic phenomena (including: anaphora, quantification, and tenses) will be used to illustrate the interaction of syntax and semantics, the relation between language and the world, and the role of linguistic meaning in communication and understanding.
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The course will treat the structure of words and the structure of the overall lexicon for human languages. Topics included will be: the rules of word formation; the relation between syntax and the lexicon; the psychology of the lexicon, including an examination of studies of the storage and access of lexical items; the semantics of complex words; the phonology of word formation; lexical redundancy and the learning of the lexicon. Students will prepare one short class presentation on a topic in consultation with the instructor.
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The course covers the linguistic, psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, and sociolinguistic aspects of bilingualism. We examine language acquisition in monolingual and bilingual children, the notion of "critical age" for language acquisition, definitions and measurements of bilingualism, and the verbal behavior of bilinguals such as code-switching. We consider the effects of bilingualism on other cognitive domains, including memory, and examine neurolinguistic evidence comparing the brains of monolinguals and bilinguals. Societal and governmental attitudes toward bilingualism in countries like India and the U.S. are contrasted.
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The history of syntactic theory from Chomsky's Syntactic Structures (1957) to the present, examining the evolution of mechanisms and principles of syntactic analysis, their empirical and conceptual motivation. Topics include phrase structure and transformations; constraints on rules and representations; the role of the lexicon; how syntactic structure intersects with interpretation, especially with anaphora. This course charts the shift in focus from complex language-specific grammatical rules to simple abstract grammatical mechanisms whose behavior is governed by general principles that apply across languages.
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The study of human language from the perspective of linguistic universals. This course will demonstrate that, contrary to initial impressions, languages of the world do not differ arbitrarily and without limit. All human languages share a common core (universals). We must explain why there are linguistic universals and how languages can differ (diversity).
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Advanced Syntax, which presupposes LIN 302 ("Syntax") or its equivalent, will treat several topics in syntax in more depth, and examine important themes in recent models of the syntactic system. The topics will include the "Linking" theory of Binding, Economy principles governing derivation, the character of different movement types, and the syntax/semantics interface.
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Formulation and solution of equations governing the dynamic behavior of engineering systems. Fundamental principles of Newtonian mechanics. Two and three dimensional kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Motion relative to moving reference frames. Impulse-momentum and work-energy relations. Free and forced vibrations of mechanical systems. Introduction to dynamic analysis of mechanical devices and systems.
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