Introduction to Psycholinguistics

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This course is an introduction to psycholinguistics, the field of study focusing on the psychological processing of language. Psycholinguistics is an interdisciplinary cognitive science shaped by research in psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, pedagogy, and philosophy. This course covers a variety of topics, including language development, reading, American Sign Language, aphasia, among others, and helps students acquire a better understanding of what language is and how it is processed and acquired.