Linguistics 5701: Psycholinguistics I

Instructor: William Schuler

• Office: Oxley 210

• Email: (my last name)@ling.osu.edu

• Office hours: Tuesday 3:30--4:30pm, Wednesday 12:30--1:00pm, Friday 12:30--1:00pm or by appointment (just email me)

Web site: https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/schuler.77/courses/5701/index.html. The updated syllabus, assignments, slides, etc. will be posted here, so check it regularly.

Textbook: "Language in Mind: An introduction to Psycholinguistics," Julie Sedivy. Sinauer Associates, 2014. ISBN 978-0-87-893598-7.

Course Content:

Wk	Reading due Tuesday	Lecture: Wednesday	Reading due Thursday	Lecture: Friday
1	1/8 Sedivy Ch 1 pp 1—7	1/9 overview of course and readings	1/10 Sedivy Ch 2 pp 9—31	1/11 PS1 handout background: neural activation
2	1/15 Sedivy Ch 2 pp 31—53	1/16 background: associative memory background: linear algebra	1/17 Shain and Schuler 2018	1/18 discussion of Shain and Schuler 2018 (Nanjiang)
3	1/22 Tom Mitchell video	1/23 discussion of Tom Mitchell video (Nick)	1/24 PS1 due (postponed to 1/29) Sedivy Ch 3 pp 55—75	1/25 PS2 handout background: ambiguity and resolution
4	1/29 Sedivy Ch 3 pp 75—104	1/30 background: complex ideas	1/31 Fedorenko et al 2016	2/1 discussion of Fedorenko et al 2016 (Jacqueline)
5	2/5 Sedivy Ch 4 pp 104—121	2/6 background: generalization (learning)	2/7 PS2 due (postponed to 2/12) Sedivy Ch 4 pp 121—143	2/8 PS3 handout (continued)
6	2/12 Morley 2018	2/13 discussion of Morley 2018 (Kevin)	2/14 Elsner and Shain 2017	2/15 discussion of Elsner and Shain 2017 (Lian)
7	2/19 Sedivy Ch 6 pp 185—206	2/20 background: probabilistic hierarchic events	2/21 PS3 due (postponed to 2/26) Sedivy Ch 6 pp 206—231	2/22 (continued)
8	2/26 Jin et al 2018 excluding Sections 3.2 and 3.3	2/27 discussion of Jin et al 2018 (Byung-Doh)	2/28 Sedivy Ch 8 pp 279—295	3/1 context-free grammars
9	3/5 Sedivy Ch 8 pp 295—328	3/6 background: hierarchic prediction	3/7 proposal abstract and draft references due	3/8 processes: encoding and decoding cued associations
10	(spring break)
11	3/19 Levy 2008 pp 1126—1144 excluding proof in sect 2.1	3/20 PS4 handout discussion of Levy 2008 (Richard/John)	3/21 proposal annotated bibliography due (postponed to 3/26) Levy 2008 pp 1144—1169	3/22 cont'd discussion of Levy 2008 (Richard/John)
12	3/26 Sedivy Ch 10 pp 373—397	3/27 processes: probabilistic interactive semantics	3/28 Sedivy Ch 10 pp 397—420	3/29 (continued)
13	4/2 PS4 due Rasmussen and Schuler 2018	4/3 discussion of Rasmussen and Schuler 2018 (Philip)	4/4 Jaffe et al 2018	4/5 discussion of Jaffe et al 2018 (Elizabeth)
14	4/9 Dotlacil and Brasoveanu 2015	4/10 discussion of Dotlacil and Brasoveanu 2015 (Vasudha)	4/11 proposal methods and materials due Stevens et al 2017	4/12 discussion of Stevens et al 2017 (Genevieve)
15	4/16 Elsner et al 2017	4/17 discussion of Elsner et al 2017 (Rexhina)	4/18 prepare presentations	4/19 proposal presentations
15	4/23 project proposal due	(end of semester)

Successful course participation involves:

• Regular attendance and active participation in class discussion (20% of grade).

• Question submissions (20% of grade). For each assigned reading, students are required to generate at least one critical question for discussion, and post it to a discussion board on CARMEN designated for this purpose. Questions should be submitted (at latest) by 11:59pm the day before the readings will be discussed, but ideally earlier to give others a chance to respond. Students are encouraged to discuss the readings before class, and to answer one another's clarification questions.

• 4 problems sets + 1 to 2 paper presentations (20% total). Each week we will read a chapter from the text and/or one or two journal articles. These may include overview material on the topic for the week, and an empirical papers in the area. Generally, the Wednesday meeting will be a lecture by the instructor, giving an overview and background information. Whenever a paper or video is discussed, a student team will present the article(s) and lead class discussion on the topic. Guidelines for paper presentations.

• A research project proposal, to be handed in finals week (40%). Guidelines for research project proposals.

Late Policy:

All deadlines specified in this syllabus are firm, meaning that no late submissions will be accepted barring documented medical or other emergencies.

Students with Disabilities:

Students who need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me to arrange an appointment as soon as possible to discuss the course format, to anticipate needs, and to explore potential accommodations. I rely on the Office of Disability Services for assistance in verifying the need for accommodations and developing accommodation strategies. Students who have not previously contacted the Office for Disability Services are encouraged to do so (292-3307; http://www.ods.osu.edu).

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