PS 330 - Psychology of Language

‘The limits of my language mean the limits of my world’ (Wittgenstein). The importance of Language in Psychology cannot be stressed enough: Language is inextricably intertwined with cognition, learning, culture, our understanding of the world and ourselves. In this course we will tackle the open questions of psycholinguistic research, such as: How does first language acquisition work? How does language change our perception of the world? What are the differences between communication, music and language? This course will also address the basics of linguistics, different fields of research which concern language and a complex understanding of Psycholinguistics. 

NOTE: This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.