Psychology 313 - SEM: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Topics course. The seminar considers contemporary work on the relationship between language and thought, including the recent rise in "Neo-Whorfianism" 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 120, PSY 160, PSY/PHI 209, PSY/PHI 213, PHI 236,  PHI 262, or permission of instructor.

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