Psychology 313 - SEM: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Topics course. The seminar will consider contemporary work on the relationship between language and thought, including the recent rise in "NeoWhorfianism," or cross-cultural work on whether the language we speak influences the way that we think, also the relationship of concepts and linguistic labels, and on the potential role of syntax on conceptions of events. Prerequisites: at least one of: PSY/PHI 213, PHI 236, PSY 233, PSY/PHI 209, PSY 218, PHI 262, or permission of instructor.

Topic: Language and Thought. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores