Ling 306, Language, Thought, and Mind
Spring 2006, Rice University
COURSE SCHEDULE
Readings are in the course package.
See course outline for complete references.
Dates | Topic | Readings |
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Week 1 January 12 |
Introduction |
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Week 2-3 January 17-26 |
Metaphor and Blending |
Lakoff & Johnson 1980 |
Week 4-6 January 31-February17 |
A Symbolic View of Language |
Langacker 1988 |
Week 7-9 February 21-March 9 |
Linguistic Relativity |
Whorf 1940/56 |
Week 10-11 March 21-30 |
How language is learned |
Tomasello 2000 |
Week 12-13 April 4-13 |
Language and the brain |
TBA |
Week 14 - 15 April 18-27 |
Student Presentations |
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