Letters are more accurately detected in a sentence if they occur in content words (like 'hat') than function words (like 'the'). The rhythm of a spoken sentence affects how the listener identifies the grammatical structure of the sentence. A good title improves comprehension and recall of reading passages. It's easier to remember words in a sentence than in a list of words. Talking on a cellphone impairs driving more than talking to someone who's present. The objects in front of you can affect the interpretation of ambiguous sentences. Descriptions of objects become shorter as speakers continue to talk about them. Listeners will tend to repeat the grammatical structures (syntactic structures) that they hear.
Ling 102 Ling 320 Psy 100 SPA 300 Consent of the instructor
Oral Communication Focus Requirement (O). Social Sciences Diversification Requirement (DS). Part of the Language and Cognition undergraduate certificate offered through Linguistics . Part of a major in Linguistics through the Interdisciplinary Studies Program .
Available at the campus bookstore (and elsewhere, including electronic chapters; see link, and used copies).
Linguistics Second Language Studies Psychology Speech Pathology and Audiology Education East Asian Languages and Literatures Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages Languages and Literature of Europe and the Americas English Interpretation and Translation Computer and Information Sciences Philosophy Anthropology and other areas related to the study of language and cognition.
Word recognition:
Stroop demonstration
MRC word
database
English Lexicon Project
Powerpoint Slides
Language acquisition:
Examples of language
production from 3 months to 36 months
Article on teaching reading (available at Hamilton Library, or free
full text by following the link:
Rayner K., Foorman B.R., Perfetti C.A., Pesetsky D., & Seidenberg M.S. (2001). How psychological science informs the teaching of reading. Psychological Science in the Public Interest , 2 (2), 31-74.A related, shorter article on teaching reading, for a more general audience:
Rayner, K., Foorman, B. R., Perfetti, C. A., Pesetsky, D. & Seidenberg, M. S. (2002). How should reading be taught? Scientific American: March, 2002. 84-91.Dichotic listening (brain & language unit):
Searching for references:
PsycInfo
Style guidelines for the paper and poster tips:
American Psychological Association
(APA) style (and links for ordering manuals)
UH
undergraduate symposium guidelines for posters
Pictures of a poster session: Picture
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Writing resources:
Manoa Writing
Program - Help for writers
Manoa
Writing Workshop
Writing
in the social sciences
What
is an academic paper?
Structure
and organization of papers
Attending
to style
Lab reports
Computer/media information about our classroom:
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Other material:
Department
of Linguistics course evaluation, in form-fillable pdf.
UH Student Conduct
Code (Academic Honesty Policy)
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