Academics

Course Overview

This course examines general issues in first language acquisition, focusing on the period from birth to five years. It includes critical review of literature on phonological, lexical, morphological and syntactic development for both signed and spoken first languages, from both nativist and usage-based theoretical perspectives.

All first year Linguistics MA courses plus LIN 741, or permission of instructor.

Program: Linguistics

Credit: 3

Other Courses

LIN-573

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Linguistics

LIN-573

Corpus Linguistics

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LIN-855

Language Typology

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LIN-860

Language Variation

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Credits 3

LIN-880

Guided Research Project

This course is required to be taken twice,…

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Credits 3

LIN-883

Dissertation Concept Paper

This course serves as a transition from students'…

Linguistics

Credits 3