LING270 - Language Acquisition

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Language Acquisition
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING270001
Course number integer
270
Meeting times
MW 02:00 PM-03:30 PM
Meeting location
BENN 231
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Charles Yang
Description
An introduction to language acquisition in children and the development of related cognitive and perceptual systems. Topics include the nature of speech perception and the specialization to the native language; the structure and acquisition of words; children's phonology; the development of grammar; bilingualism and second language acquisition; language learning impairments; the biological basis of language acquisition; the role in language learning in language change. Intended for any undergraduate interested in the psychology and development of language.
Course number only
270
Use local description
No