Language and the brain

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

• Syntax, Phonetics and Phonology.

Also, for MA in psycholinguistics students:

• Introduction to Language Acquisition

For MA in Linguistics students co-requisite:

• Acquisition of Syntax by Children

or

• Second Language Syntax

NB Students who have already taken UG Neurolinguistics in our department may not then take this module.

Programme

Programme

Contact hours

There will be a two-hour lecture, and a one hour seminar each week.

Teaching programme

At the end of the module, students will:

• Understand basics of neurocognition, including basic knowledge of brain anatomy and neuroimaging methods;
• Know a state-of-the-art picture of the neural bases of language and language processing;
• Know how neurolinguistics both informs and is informed by linguistic theory;
• Be able to read and understand neurolinguistic research publications.

Teaching materials

A reading pack will be made available

Assessment

Assessment

• 5,000 word essay/project