Topics and pre-requisites vary by semester and section. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Please see "Notes" for current offering.
FALL 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Yacovone |
CGS 123 |
MWF 1:25 pm-2:15 pm |
Topics in Linguistics: Child Language Acquisition
This course explores current and classic theories of language acquisition and assesses the empirical evidence underlying them. Students will learn through lecture, hands-on research, and lab-based demonstrations. Topics include linguistic nativism/empiricism, speech/sign perception, word recognition, and other sentence processing phenomena.
Pre-requisite: LX 250, or consent of instructor |
FALL 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
Kim |
CGS 123 |
TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm |
Topics in Linguistics: Cognitive Science of Language
This course serves as an introduction to studying language as a part of broader cognitive science, exploring questions about the nature of linguistic representations, how they are processed and acquired, and how they interact with other cognitive domains.
Prerequisite: LX 250, or consent of instructor |
FALL 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| C1 |
Hao |
CGS 515 |
MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm |
Topics in Linguistics: Contemporary Research in Neural Network Models of Language
This seminar will discuss contemporary research in computational linguistics and cognitive science, focusing on neural network models. We aim to survey new research directions enabled by recent technological advances, contra things possible e.g., in the second wave of connectionism.
Prerequisite: LX 496/796 or CS 505, or consent of instructor |
Note that this information may change at any time. Please visit the MyBU Student Portal for the most up-to-date course information.
