BCS 261: Language Use and Understanding

Cross-listed: LIN 241/PSY 261
Prerequisites: BCS 110 or BCS 111 or BCS 112, and BCS 152
Offered: Spring

About this course:

Explores the cognitive mechanisms used to speak and understand language, with a special focus on contextually situated language use. Studies the moment-by-moment processes underlying language production and comprehension, including how speakers choose words and phrases and how listeners understand them.