RESEARCH SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE

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The discussion and seminar contact hours will be according to the number of credits assigned to the course. This course may be taken several times. Exploration of a field of study in cognitive science. Literature search, reading and discussion of primary sources from the chosen subject. Identification and delimitation of a research problem, as well as the design of an original research project. LING 4010. LANGUAGE IN THE HUMAN MIND: AN INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Four credit hours equivalency for the profesor. Introduction to linguistics as cognitive science through the study of human language as a species’ biological and mental organ. Application of the scientific method to the construction of a language theory with explanatory adequacy.