Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
The Acquisition of Meaning
Term
2024A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
301
Section ID
LING5750301
Course number integer
5750
Meeting times
W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM
Meeting location
WLNT 326C
Level
graduate
Instructors
Anna Papafragou
Description
This is a seminar on the acquisition of a first language by children. We will discuss the acquisition of the meanings of words and sentences, and the pragmatic and social interpretation of sentences in context. We will also consider how language relates to other cognitive systems and to human social reasoning. Particular emphasis will be placed on discovering the mechanisms children possess that enable them to learn and use language.
Course number only
5750
Use local description
No