Spring, 2001 Psy 310-810 Readings and Assignments

Readings and Assignments

January 29
- Whitney, Preface, Chapter 1
- Hand Signals by MacNeilage, Studdert-Kennedy, Lindblom (on reserve)
- Co-evolution of Neocortex Size, Group Size, and Language in Humans by Dunbar (on reserve)
- Pointing Primates: Sharing Knowledge Without Language by Frans B. M. de Waal, January 19, 2001, The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Assignment #1: There is a lengthy quote by William James in the syllabus. Given William James' stature, is it correct to consider language a proper topic of study in psychology? Why? (If you don't know who James is, find out!)
February 5
- Whitney, Chapter 2
- Assignment #2: Language is ambiguous. Take the sentence, "Time flies like an arrow." There are several possible meanings. Your job is to uncover as many different meanings as possible. Have them ready for class discussion on February 5th and to turn in at that time.
February 12
- Whitney, Chapters 3, 4
- The Function of Language Classifications in Behavior by John B. Carroll and Joseph B. Casagrande, in Readings in Social Psychology, 3rd Edition, 1958, editted by Maccoby, Newcomb, & Hartley, Holt & Co., New York. (on reserve)
- Assignment #3: Consider the sentence, "The boy kicked the ball kicked him." Determine the meaning of this sentence and draw a tree structure diagram that illustrates your understanding of this sentence.
February 19
- Examination #1. No new readings
February 26
- Whitney, Chapter 5
March 5
- Whitney, Chapter 6
March 12
- Whitney, Chapter 7, 8
March 26
- Whitney, Chapter 7, 9
- The Silent Challenge by Lila Guterman, March 9, 2001, The Chronicle of Higher Education, A16-A17.
April 2
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April 23
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