Course
Course 7.5 credits • ALSM04
The course ALSM04 is currently not being offered
The course deals with current interdisciplinary research on the origins of language. Focus is placed on the relationship between biological and cultural evolution and physiological and neural conditions for language from the perspective of evolution. Furthermore, the course addresses animal communication, experiments on language acquisition in primates and other animals, the relationship between mind and language and different hypotheses on the origins of language and evaluation of these on the basis of empirical evidence.
Admission Requirements
General and 60 credits in a language subject, linguistics, or the equivalent.
Programme affiliation: Part of Master's Programme in Language and Linguistics
Study period:
autumn semester 2015
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2015-08-31 – 2015-10-30
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-35702
Eligibility:
60 credits in a language subject, linguistics, or the equivalent.
Teachers:
Jordan Zlatev
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