This unit introduces students to current theories of language acquisition, and studies children's acquisition of word learning, morphology, syntax and pragmatics. Other topics include child bilingualism and child second language acquisition. Tutorials focus on working with data, including transcript data from children's spontaneous speech, and discussions of appropriate experimental methodologies for evaluating children's knowledge of language. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Rosalind Thornton
Prerequisites: [6cp of LING units at 200 level including (LING210(P) or LING214(P) or LING217(P) or PSY238(P))] or [6cp of LING units at 200 level and admission to GCertSphComm or GDipSphComm]
