Psycholinguistics (P00496)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-PsylingPG

This course introduces the intellectual discipline of experimental psycholinguistics. Surveying central topics in normal adult language behaviour, the course shows how models and experimental methods are used to explore those swift, invisible processes which make us fluent users of language.

Venue:
Tuesday - Faculty Room North, DHT
Friday - B9 Adam Ferguson Building

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Background in core linguistics

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	16:00	18:00	Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	18:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	16:10	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An appreciation of psycholinguistic models; an understanding of experimtnal methods in the field; the ability to read, summarize, and support arguments from primary experimental literature; hands on experience of a machine-readable dictionary; collaborative research and presentation skills