9.98 Language and Mind

January (IAP) 2003

BOLD signal activations for center-embedded structures compared to right-branching structures.
BOLD signal activations for center-embedded structures (e.g., "The juice that the child spilled stained the rug.") compared to right-branching structures (e.g., "The child spilled the juice that stained the rug."). (Image by Prof. Edward Gibson.)

Course Highlights

This two-week introductory course, taught in January, is designed to build interest for students and researchers in the field of language and mind. The lecture notes provide an overview of the field, and the related resources link to areas that can provide more information for further study. The study materials are designed to focus on the important topics in this field.


Course Description

This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our minds; (2) how language is acquired by children; (3) how language is processed by adults; (4) the relationship between language and thought; (5) exploring how language is represented and processed using brain imaging methods; and (6) computational modeling of human language acquisition and processing.

*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

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Prof. Ted Gibson

Course Meeting Times

Eight sessions for 2 weeks
1.5 hours / session