- Department: Psychology
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Asifa Majid
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2021-22 |
What is the relationship between the language we speak and the way we think? Humans are unique not only for having language, but for using over 6,500 distinct languages. Does this variation mean that people who speak different languages think differently about the world? Or is language merely a medium by which we express our thoughts? And what kind of thinking can babies and other animals do without language? This class will explore how languages differ, and the consequences language variation has for how people perceive, remember, and reason.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay: Language & Thought |
N/A | 40 |
Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Language & Thought |
N/A | 60 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay: Language & Thought |
N/A | 40 |
Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Language & Thought |
N/A | 60 |
Marks will be released through e:vision.
Majid, A. (2018). Language and cognition. In International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell.
Boroditsky, L. (2010). Lost in Translation. Wall Street Journal. July 24, 2010.
Wolff, P., & Holmes, K. J. (2011). Linguistic relativity. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 2(3), 253–265. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.104
Malt, B. C., & Majid, A. (2013). How thought is mapped into words. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 4(6), 583–597.