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Psycholinguistics of Language Production (VS1) (U03039)

? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-4-PLP-PS-VS

After revising the processes involved in producing individual words, the course considers the process of constructing longer utterances. It considers factors that affect the choice of grammatical form in isolated production, and then looks at the processes involved in language production in dialogue.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U00604

? Pre-requisites : Degree major in Psychology and passes in psychology courses at least to the equivalent of junior honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser: Dr. Martha Whiteman (Ext. 50 3317).

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Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Block 1 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
18/09/2007 11:10 13:00

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Tuesday 11:10 13:00 Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- To understand the processes underlying the production of utterances
- To critically evaluate methods used to investigate language production
- To compare language production in monologue and dialogue.

Assessment Information

Long essay (3,000 words) to be set by the course organiser and due Friday 5pm Week 13.

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Anna Sim
Tel : (0131 6)50 3443
Email : Anna.Sim@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Holly Branigan
Tel : (0131 6)50 8387
Email : Holly.Branigan@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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