Linguistics Program Concentrations

Cognitive Science and Theoretical Linguistics

This concentration focuses on the workings of language in the mind and the brain. It encompasses the following subfields: theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, philosophy of language, language acquisition, and language disorders. Program faculty members in theoretical linguistics specialize in phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. In psycholinguistics there are specialists in language processing, focusing on discourse and reading. The Eye Movement Lab, the Language and Cognition Lab, and the Pediatric Neuroscience Lab are available for experimental research.

Faculty having Cognitive Science and Theoretical Linguistics as an area of interest:

Core faculty
Amit Almor (Psychology): Psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, language processing
Anne Bezuidenhout (Philosophy): Philosophy of language, pragmatics, cognitive science
Stanley Dubinsky (English): Linguistic theory, syntax, semantics
D. Eric Holt (Languages): Phonology, optimality theory
Robin Morris (Psychology): Psycholinguistics, language processing in reading
Barbara Schulz (English): Syntax, Linguistic theory, Sentence Processing

Consulting faculty
Stella de Bode (Communication Sciences): Neurolinguistics, language and the brain, acquisition
Elaine Frank (Communication Sciences): Neurolinguistic disorders, aphasia
Hiram McDade (Communication Sciences): Language development

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