Experimental Syntax (316-0-20)
Instructors
Masaya Yoshida
847/491-8052
2016 Sheridan Road, Rm. 301
Office Hours: by appt
Meeting Info
Cresap Laboratory 101: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
In the study of sentence processing we try to understand how we understand (comprehend) written or spoken sentences. When we comprehend sentences we utilize "knowledge of language" in a particular way. Therefore to understand the process of sentence comprehension, we want to understand (i) what constitute knowledge of language and (ii) how is knowledge of language put to use. In this course we aim to understand these two points and this course serves as an introduction to the field of sentence processing.
There are three goals in this course:
1. Understand the current state of the field of sentence processing.
- This will be studied through readings and lectures.
2. Understand what type of experiments and analytical skills have been used in the study of sentence processing.
- This will be studied through homework and two exams. You will experience how to
analyze sentences and how to build an experiment to answer specific questions in
sentence processing through short paper assignment and Laboratory requirement
3. Understand what area of sentence processing studies is not well understood well, and in which area we hope to make a significant contribution.
Registration Requirements
Pre-req: Undergraduate students must have taken LING 260-0 or obtain department permission to register. Linguistics graduate students may register normally.
Learning Objectives
One of the goals of psycholinguistics is to understand how language is acquired, how language is produced and how language is comprehended. The course mainly deals with the third question: how is language comprehended. Specifically in this course we discuss how the structure of sentence is built when we comprehend sentenced online.
Class Materials (Required)
No textbook. The course notes will be provided.
Class Attributes
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Pre-req: Undergraduate students must have taken LING 260-0 or obtain deparment permission to register. Linguistics graduate students may register normally.