20710323 - SCIENZE COGNITIVE DEL LINGUAGGIO - MOD.A - LM

Analysis and critical evaluation of the main theoretical models of language elaborated within cognitive sciences
Evaluation of the contribution of empirical research on the comprehension of language processing.
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Fruizione: 20710271 SCIENZE COGNITIVE DEL LINGUAGGIO - LM in Scienze Cognitive della Comunicazione e dell'Azione LM-92 FERRETTI FRANCESCO

Programme

The lectures treat with the issue of the language faculty by taking into account the interpretive models prevalent in cognitive sciences. In an evolutionary perspective that takes into account the empirical results from cognitive psychology, cognitive ethology and neurosciences, the lectures deal with the biocognitive foundation of language and how it is relevant for the study of human nature.

Core Documentation

- Ferretti F., 2015, La facoltà di linguaggio. Determinanti biologiche e variabilità culturale. Carocci, Roma.
- Scott-Phillips, 2017, Dì quello che hai in mente. Le origini della comunicazione umana, Carocci, Roma

Type of evaluation

oral exam