Still on some fundamental questions concerning language.

5 Fevereiro 2021, 14:00 • Marina Vigário

Still on some fundamental questions concerning language. Innatism and alternative hypotheses. Language universals. Topics in language acquisition, including the notion of statistical learning, the role of imitation and teaching in language development, some examples of how research on language can be conducted with babies. General notion of mental lexicon, the nuclear components of grammar and their organization. 

 

Ppt presentations used in class, bibliography and other relevant information can be found in the course webpage: 

http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/personal/mvigario/ELH/SHL2020_2021_S2.html