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9.601J Language Acquisition I | Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Lectures, reading, and discussion of current theory and data concerning the psychology and biology of language acquisition. Emphasizes learning of syntax and morphology, together with some discussion of phonology, and especially research relating grammatical theory and learnability theory to empirical studies of children.

Keywords:: 24.949J, 9.601J, morphology, Cognitive Science, language acquisition, Psychology, grammatical theory, phonology, Neuroscience, children, psychology, 24.949, syntax, 9.601, Linguistics

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Social Sciences / Psychology / Cognitive

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 19, 2020
Author:: Wexler, Ken
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Graduate School
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Language:: English
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