SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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1 | Introduction: Abnormal Language [Wexler and Hirsch] |
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Syntactic Theory | ||
2 | Syntax Review I: Finiteness, Binding Theory [Wexler] |
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Language Acquisition | ||
3 | Syntax Review II: A/A'-Movement [Hirsch] |
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4 | Animal Communication [Hirsch] |
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5 | L1: Finiteness [Wexler] |
Syntax problem set due |
6 | L1: Binding Theory [Wexler] |
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7 | L1: A/A'-Movement [Wexler] |
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8 | L2: Part 1 [Wexler] |
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9 | L2: Part 2 [Wexler] |
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10 | Language Lateralization and Hemispherectomies [Hirsch] |
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Midterm | ||
Language Loss | ||
11 | Aphasia: Production [Hirsch] |
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12 | Aphasia: Comprehension I [Hirsch] |
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13 | Normal Aging and Syntactic Working Memory [Fedorenko] |
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14 | Aphasia: Comprehension II [Hirsch] |
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15 | Parkinson's Disease [Hirsch] |
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Genetic Disorders | ||
16 | SLI: Extended Optional Infinitive Stage [Wexler] |
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17 | SLI: Alternative Accounts and FOXP2 [Wexler and Modyanova] |
A 1-2 page write-up of initial findings, with a short discussion of where the paper is going is due. |
18 | Abnormal Research and How to Select Control Groups [Perovic] |
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19 | Down Syndrome and Autism [Perovic] |
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20 | Williams Syndrome [Perovic] |
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21 | Critical Periods [Hirsch and Modyanova] |
Papers are due in class, by the beginning of class. |
22 | Creoles and Second Language Acquisition [DeGraff] |
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23 | What it All Means [Wexler and Hirsch] |
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Final Exam |