Philosophy 213 - LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Same as PSY 213. The course will examine how the child learns her first language. What are the central problems in the learning of word meanings and grammars? Evidence and arguments will be drawn from Linguistics, Psychology, and Philosophy, and cross-linguistic data as well as English. Prerequisite: either PSY 111, PSY 233, PHI 100, or PHI 236, or permission of the instructor.