Universität Wien

160121 PS Psycho- or Patholinguistics Introductory Seminar (2017S)

Processing - Words and Cognition

Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 01.03. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 15.03. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 22.03. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 29.03. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 05.04. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 26.04. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 03.05. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 10.05. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 17.05. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 24.05. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 31.05. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 07.06. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 14.06. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 21.06. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 28.06. 08:45 - 10:15 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course focuses on how words are represented and processed in the mind. Traditionally, this field has been known as - the mental lexicon - and has served as the meeting ground for linguists, psychologists and neurologists interested in the fundamental nature of language ability. More recent developments have underlined the practical implications of this branch of psycholinguistics as well as the role that mental lexicon research plays in bridging research on language and cognition. This course will provide an overview of the known facts and current mysteries concerning the nature of word knowledge in the mind and brain. We will address matters of word meaning, word structure, lexical representation, and the nature of the multilingual lexicon.

Assessment and permitted materials

Student progress will be evaluated through written examinations and short term paper. Examinations will include a variety of assessment types (e.g., terminology, short essay, short answer). The short term paper will enable the student to explore a topic of his/her choice in greater depth. Students will be free to write term papers in either German or English.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Prerequisites:
No prior background in psycholinguistics or the mental lexicon is assumed for this course. Basic knowledge of morphology is helpful, but not required.

Knowledge and Skills:
The goal of this course is to provide students with:
a) an overview of the key issues in the processing of simple and
complex words across languages and populations.
b) an understanding of the methodological issues in the field of
lexical processing.
c) an introduction to the use of established and new behavioural
methods to conduct psycholinguistic experiments that target the
fundamental nature of lexical ability.

Examination topics

Lectures and discussion, lecture notes, and course readings

Reading list

Course readings will include overview chapters and research articles on the mental lexicon and on lexical processing. The readings will be distributed electronically.

Association in the course directory

Ba-APM7B

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