Mind Meaning

Current offering — AY2026/2027 Semester 1

In this course, you will be introduced to the uniqueness of human language as a communication system. You will examine how language is learnt and the way our mind stores meaning and organizes information. The topics you will cover include animal communication, biological foundation of human language, language acquisition, sign language and deaf studies, language impairment, word formation and the study of meaning. Your understanding of these concepts will be reinforced with examples taken from a wide range of languages and both cross linguistic and interdisciplinary perspectives from psychology, sociology, computer science and communication studies.

Total hours per week: 3 hrs

AUs	3.0 AUs
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HG1001

Mind & Meaning

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HC2055Foundations Of Interactional Analysis In Chinese HG2002Semantics & Pragmatics HG2012Cognitive Linguistics HG2013Child Language HG2014Second Language Acquisition HG2017Father-&-Mother-Tongues: Languages Of Se Asia HG202Semantics And Pragmatics HG2030Reading Development & Disorders HG2033Introduction To Conversation Analysis HG2099Languages Of The World HG214Second Language Acquisition HG240Language Evolution HG3005Statistics For Psycholinguistics HG3010Language & Communication Disorders HG3012Deaf Culture And Sign Language+10 more

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Other Relevant Mods

HG2001

Morphology & Syntax

HG2002

Semantics & Pragmatics

HG2013

Child Language

HG2020

Language In Society

HG2021

Intercultural Communication

HG2033

Introduction To Conversation Analysis

HG2034

Structure Of Modern English

HG2035

Singapore'S Languages

HG2051

Language & The Computer

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