Students will be prepared to evaluate published papers, noting the relationships that hold between data and theories. The course will relate neurophysiologic studies to current linguistic and cognitive theories and will provide the background for independent research. The focus is on the relation between empirical evidence, theories, and models of cognitive process and structure. In-depth study of specific issues in current first language acquisition research. Recent topics have included mechanisms of language acquisition, modes of infant speech segmentation, learnability theory, bootstrapping from speech to syntax, the acquisition of verb-argument structure and the acquisition of phonology.
Students conduct primary research projects.
May be repeated for credit. Independant Study Independent study or directed research in cognitive science. Section numbers vary by instructor. Section numbers vary by instructor. Please see the registration staff for the correct section number to use when registering for this course.