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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course examines works of film in relation to thematic issues of philosophical importance that also occur in other arts, particularly literature and opera. Emphasis is put on film's ability to represent and express feeling as well as cognition. Both written and cinematic works by Sturges, Shaw, Cocteau, Hitchcock, Joyce, and Bergman, am
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- linguistics and philosophy
- philosophy
- film
- cinema
- narrative
- linguistics
- literature
- opera
- feeling
- cognition
- arts
- thematic
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course is an introduction to the philosophy of language. It examines different views on the nature of meaning, truth and reference, with special focus on the problem of understanding how linguistic communication works.
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- linguistics and philosophy
- nature of meaning
- reference
- truth
- and their relationships
- relationships between language and logic
- language and knowledge
- language and reality
- language and acts performed through its use
- logic
- linguistics
- language
- philosophy
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This class will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the course, we will be learning (in many different ways) that human language is a surprisingly intricate -- yet law-governed and fascinating mental system. In the first 2/3 of the class, we will study some core aspects of this system in de
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- linguistics and philosophy
- language
- syntax
- language acquisition
- speech
- writing
- morphology
- phonetics
- linguistics
- linguistic fieldwork
- phonology
- animal communication
- semantics
- historical linguistics
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This core-curriculum linguistics class will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Topics include the intricate system that governs language, how it is acquired, the similarities and differences among languages, and how spoken (and signed) language relates to written language, among others.
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- linguistics and philosophy
- language
- syntax
- language acquisition
- speech
- writing
- morphology
- phonetics
- linguistics
- linguistic fieldwork
- phonology
- animal communication
- semantics
- historical linguistics
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course describes development of bilingualism in human history (from Lucy to present day). It focuses on linguistic aspects of bilingualism; models of bilingualism and language acquisition; competence versus performance; effects of bilingualism on other domains of human cognition; brain imaging studies; early versus late bilingualism; o
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- linguistics and philosophy
- asmitasapient (1:25:08 pm): bilingualism
- language acquisition
- code-switching
- cognition
- neuropsychologly
- childhood
- linguistics
- bilingualism
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores topics related to the representation and expression of propositional attitudes (e.g. belief, knowledge, and desires) and speech acts (e.g. saying and asking) in natural language. The main focus will be on semantics of predicates such as believe, know, want, say, ask, etc. Other topics will include the syntax of main and
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- linguistics and philosophy
- linguistic theory
- linguistics
- propositional attitudes
- semantics
- presupposition
- sequence of tense
- self-locating attitudes
- logophors
- cp structure
- embedded clauses
- control
- raising
- pramatics
- evidentials
- expressive meaning
- conversation
- common ground
- assertion
- embedding verbs
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This course provides an overview of the distinctive features which distinguish sound categories of languages of the world. Theories which relate these categories to their acoustic and articulatory correlates, both universally and in particular languages, are covered. Models of word recognition by listeners, features, and phonological struct
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- linguistics and philosophy
- lexicon
- features
- sound categories
- acoustic and articulatory correlates
- languages
- models of word recognition
- linguistics
- cognitive science
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This course is a detailed investigation of the major issues and problems in the study of lexical argument structure and how it determines syntactic structure. Its empirical scope is along three dimensions: typology, lexical class, and theoretical framework. The range of linguistic types include English, Japanese, Navajo, and Warlpiri. Lexi
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- linguistics and philosophy
- lexical argument structure
- syntactic structure
- typology
- lexical class
- theoretical framework
- linguistics
- english
- japaneses
- navajo
- warlpiri
- levin's english verb classes
- diverse languages
- theoretical emphasis
- argument structure
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This course introduces students to the theory and practice of modeling phonology, with an empirical focus on modeling the discovery of static phonotactics, the discovery of alternations, learning in the midst of variation and exceptions, and the discovery of gradient patterns. This course is also intended to provide hands-on experience with
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- linguistics and philosophy
- phonology
- language
- phonological learning
- phonotactics
- modeling
- grammar
- perl
- learning
- alternations
- gradient patterns
- linguistics
File: 24-209-spring-2004.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Philosophy In Film and Other Media
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- film
- cinema
- narrative
- linguistics
- literature
- opera
- feeling
- cognition
- arts
- thematic
File: 24-251-spring-2006.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Introduction to Philosophy of Language
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- linguistics and philosophy
- nature of meaning
- reference
- truth
- and their relationships
- relationships between language and logic
- language and knowledge
- language and reality
- language and acts performed through its use
- logic
- linguistics
- language
- philosophy
File: 24-964-fall-2004.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Topics in Phonology
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- phonology
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- phonological learning
- phonotactics
- modeling
- grammar
- perl
- learning
- alternations
- gradient patterns
- linguistics
File: 24-953-spring-2003.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Argument Structure and Syntax
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- linguistics and philosophy
- lexical argument structure
- syntactic structure
- typology
- lexical class
- theoretical framework
- linguistics
- english
- japaneses
- navajo
- warlpiri
- levin's english verb classes
- diverse languages
- theoretical emphasis
- argument structure
File: 24-910-spring-2009.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Topics in Linguistic Theory: Propositional Attitudes
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- linguistics and philosophy
- linguistic theory
- linguistics
- propositional attitudes
- semantics
- presupposition
- sequence of tense
- self-locating attitudes
- logophors
- cp structure
- embedded clauses
- control
- raising
- pramatics
- evidentials
- expressive meaning
- conversation
- common ground
- assertion
- embedding verbs
File: 24-941j-spring-2007.zip
This OER is part of OCW: The Lexicon and Its Features
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- linguistics and philosophy
- lexicon
- features
- sound categories
- acoustic and articulatory correlates
- languages
- models of word recognition
- linguistics
- cognitive science
File: 24-900-spring-2005.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Introduction to Linguistics
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- syntax
- language acquisition
- speech
- writing
- morphology
- phonetics
- linguistics
- linguistic fieldwork
- phonology
- animal communication
- semantics
- historical linguistics
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