29399 - Psycholinguistics (1) (LM)

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Docente: Lorenzo Desideri
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: M-PSI/01
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Semiotics (cod. 0968)

Learning outcomes

Students will be provided with an overview of the psycholinguistic research from mid-twentieth to nowadays. Particular attention will be paid to cognitive processes involved in language comprehension and production.

Course contents

Psycholinguistics (1) (LM) (6 CFU) will be held in the second semester (III period) of the academic year. 

Lectures:

Monday 9.00-11.00 (ula 2, in via Zamboni 38) 
Tuesday 9.00-11.00 (Aula C, via Centotrecento 18) 
Wednesday 9.00-11.00 (Aula 2, in via Zamboni 38)


The first part of the course is conceived as an introduction to language within the wider field of the cognitive sciences. The second part examines how we produce and understand spoken/written language from psycholinguistic perspective.

Readings/Bibliography

Cacciari, C. (2011). Psicologia del linguaggio. Il Mulino: Bologna. Seconda edizione


Foreign students who feel more comfortable studying in English may choose the following textbook:


Menn, L. (2011).  Psycholinguistics : Introduction and Applications. Plural Publishing: San Diego. [the textbook is available  here]

Assessment methods

Foreign students are kindly asked to contact the professor in order to arrange the examination procedure.

Teaching tools

Lectures with power point presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Desideri