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Calendar

Lec # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction to the Course  
2 Syntax I  
3 Syntax II  
4 Syntax III  
5 Sentence Parsing

Sentence Comprehension I
 
6 Sentence Comprehension II  
7 Sentence Comprehension III Assignment 1 due
8 Test 1  
9 Sentence Processing IV  
10 Semantic and Pragmatic Processing  
11 Sentence and Discourse Comprehension  
12 Discourse Comprehension  
13 Neural Imaging and Language Processing  
14 Neural Networks and Language Processing Assignment 2 due
15 Test 2  
16 Intonation  
17 Speech  
18 Speech (cont.)  
19 Speech Perception and Production  
20 Words: Visual Word Recognition Assignment 3 due
21 Language Acquisition  
22 Language Production  
23 Review Session  
24 Test 3  
25 Language and Thought I

Guest Lecturer: Amy Perfors
 
26 Language and Thought II

Guest Lecturer: Lauren Schmidt
Assignment 4 due