We will be using selections from the following textbook as reference readings.
1. Sedivy, J. 2014. Language in Mind: An
Introduction to Psycholinguistics. USA: Sinauer Associates.
Available from Amazon.com
and Sinauer,
among other places. E-book format is available from
the Sinauer website.
In addition, we will also use the following articles as part of the reference readings:
Ambridge, B. & Rowland, C. 2013. Experimental methods in studying child language acquisition. WIREs Cognitive Sciences. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1215.
Aslin, R. N.(2017. Statistical learning: A powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 8 , 1-2.
Baillargeon, R., Scott, R. M., & Bian, L. 2016. Psychological reasoning in infancy. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 159-186.
Berwick, R., Okanoya, K., Beckers, G., & Bolhuis, J. 2012. Songs to syntax: the linguistics of birdsong. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15(3), , 113-121.
Brandt, A., Gebrian, M., & Slevc, L. 2012. Music and early language acquisition. Frontiers in Psychology, 3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327.
Brentari, D. & Coppola, M. 2012. What sign language creation teaches us about language. WIREs Cognitive Sciences. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1212.
Carlson, S., Koenig, M., & Harms, M. 2013. Theory of mind. WIREs Cognitive Sciences, 4(4). doi: 10.1002/wcs.1232.
Curtin, S. & Zamuner, T. 2014. Understanding the developing sound system: interactions between sounds and words. WIREs Cogn Sci. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1307.
Everaert, M. B., Huybregts, M. A., Chomsky, N., Berwick, R. C., & Bolhuis, J. J. 2015. Structures, not strings: linguistics as part of the cognitive sciences. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(12), 729-743.
Fisher, C., Gertner, Y., Scott, R. M., & Yuan, S. Syntactic bootstrapping. 2010. WIREs Cognitive Sciences, 1, 143-149. doi: 10.1002/wcs.17.
Gleitman, L., Cassidy, K., Nappa, R., Papafragou, A., & Trueswell, J. 2005. Hard Words. Language Learning and Development, 1(1), 23-64.
He, A. & Arunchalam, S. 2017. Word learning mechanisms. WIREs Cogn Sci, 8:e1435. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1435.
Landau, B. & Ferrara, K. 2013. Space and language in Williams syndrome: insights from typical development. WIREs Cogn Sci, 4, , 693-706. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1258.
Kaplan, G. 2014. Animal communication. WIREs Cogn Sci 2014. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1321.
Lidz, J. 2014. Quantification in Child Language. To appear in the Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics.
Lillo-Martin, D. & Gajewski, J. 2014. One grammar or two? Sign Languages and the Nature of Human Language. WIREs Cogn Sci, 5, 387-401. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1297.
Meltzoff, A., Kuhl, P., Movellan, J., & Sejnowski, T. 2009. Foundations of a New Science of Learning. Science, 325, 284-288.
Myers, E. 2017. From sound to meaning. Physics Today 70, 4, doi: 10.1063/PT.3.3523.
Naigles, L. & Tek, S. 2017. 'Form is easy, meaning is hard' revisited: (re) characterizing the strengths and weaknesses of language in children with autism spectrum disorder. WIREs Cogn Sci, 8:e1438. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1438.
O'Grady, W. 2005. How children learn language. Cambridge University Press.
Pearl, L. 2017. Modeling syntactic acquisition. In J. Sprouse (ed.), Oxford Handbook of Experimental Syntax.
Perfors, A. 2014. Induction in language learning. In PJ Brooks and V Kempe (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Language Development, pp. 281-283.
Regier, T. & Xu, Y. 2017. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and inference under uncertainty. WIREs Cogn Sci, e1440. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1440
Samuelson, L. & McMurray, B. 2017. What does it take to learn a word? WIREs Cogn Sci, 8:e1421. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1421.
Schwab, J., & Lew-Williams, C. 2016. Language learning, socioeconomic status, and child-directed speech. WIREs Cogn Sci, 7, 264–275. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1393.
Thiessen, E., Girard, S., & Erickson, L. 2016. Statistical learning and the critical period: how a continuous learning mechanism can give rise to discontinuous learning. WIREs Cogn Sci, doi: 10.1002/wcs.1394.
Wagner, L. 2010. The acquisition of semantics. WIREs Cognitive Sciences, 1, 519-526. doi: 10.1002/wcs.24.
Wolff, P. & Holmes, K. 2011. Linguistic Relativity. WIREs Cognitive Science, 2, 253-265. doi: 10.1002/wcs.104.
Ambridge, B. & Rowland, C. 2013. Experimental methods in studying child language acquisition. WIREs Cognitive Sciences. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1215.
Aslin, R. N.(2017. Statistical learning: A powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 8 , 1-2.
Baillargeon, R., Scott, R. M., & Bian, L. 2016. Psychological reasoning in infancy. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 159-186.
Berwick, R., Okanoya, K., Beckers, G., & Bolhuis, J. 2012. Songs to syntax: the linguistics of birdsong. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15(3), , 113-121.
Brandt, A., Gebrian, M., & Slevc, L. 2012. Music and early language acquisition. Frontiers in Psychology, 3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327.
Brentari, D. & Coppola, M. 2012. What sign language creation teaches us about language. WIREs Cognitive Sciences. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1212.
Carlson, S., Koenig, M., & Harms, M. 2013. Theory of mind. WIREs Cognitive Sciences, 4(4). doi: 10.1002/wcs.1232.
Curtin, S. & Zamuner, T. 2014. Understanding the developing sound system: interactions between sounds and words. WIREs Cogn Sci. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1307.
Everaert, M. B., Huybregts, M. A., Chomsky, N., Berwick, R. C., & Bolhuis, J. J. 2015. Structures, not strings: linguistics as part of the cognitive sciences. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(12), 729-743.
Fisher, C., Gertner, Y., Scott, R. M., & Yuan, S. Syntactic bootstrapping. 2010. WIREs Cognitive Sciences, 1, 143-149. doi: 10.1002/wcs.17.
Gleitman, L., Cassidy, K., Nappa, R., Papafragou, A., & Trueswell, J. 2005. Hard Words. Language Learning and Development, 1(1), 23-64.
He, A. & Arunchalam, S. 2017. Word learning mechanisms. WIREs Cogn Sci, 8:e1435. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1435.
Landau, B. & Ferrara, K. 2013. Space and language in Williams syndrome: insights from typical development. WIREs Cogn Sci, 4, , 693-706. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1258.
Kaplan, G. 2014. Animal communication. WIREs Cogn Sci 2014. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1321.
Lidz, J. 2014. Quantification in Child Language. To appear in the Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics.
Lillo-Martin, D. & Gajewski, J. 2014. One grammar or two? Sign Languages and the Nature of Human Language. WIREs Cogn Sci, 5, 387-401. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1297.
Meltzoff, A., Kuhl, P., Movellan, J., & Sejnowski, T. 2009. Foundations of a New Science of Learning. Science, 325, 284-288.
Myers, E. 2017. From sound to meaning. Physics Today 70, 4, doi: 10.1063/PT.3.3523.
Naigles, L. & Tek, S. 2017. 'Form is easy, meaning is hard' revisited: (re) characterizing the strengths and weaknesses of language in children with autism spectrum disorder. WIREs Cogn Sci, 8:e1438. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1438.
O'Grady, W. 2005. How children learn language. Cambridge University Press.
Pearl, L. 2017. Modeling syntactic acquisition. In J. Sprouse (ed.), Oxford Handbook of Experimental Syntax.
Perfors, A. 2014. Induction in language learning. In PJ Brooks and V Kempe (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Language Development, pp. 281-283.
Regier, T. & Xu, Y. 2017. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and inference under uncertainty. WIREs Cogn Sci, e1440. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1440
Samuelson, L. & McMurray, B. 2017. What does it take to learn a word? WIREs Cogn Sci, 8:e1421. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1421.
Schwab, J., & Lew-Williams, C. 2016. Language learning, socioeconomic status, and child-directed speech. WIREs Cogn Sci, 7, 264–275. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1393.
Thiessen, E., Girard, S., & Erickson, L. 2016. Statistical learning and the critical period: how a continuous learning mechanism can give rise to discontinuous learning. WIREs Cogn Sci, doi: 10.1002/wcs.1394.
Wagner, L. 2010. The acquisition of semantics. WIREs Cognitive Sciences, 1, 519-526. doi: 10.1002/wcs.24.
Wolff, P. & Holmes, K. 2011. Linguistic Relativity. WIREs Cognitive Science, 2, 253-265. doi: 10.1002/wcs.104.