Basic literature for undergrad classes

[Katie Alcock]

I think the difference here, therefore, is that I don¹t want my students to
understand grammar alone ­ I want them to understand a variety of aspects of
language, including, but not limited to, what the term ³grammar² refers to.
At least if they are equipped with some basic definitions, they won¹t feel
completely at sea in descriptions of neuropsychological cases, or if (in
their future careers) they meet patients whose language has been described
in those terms by e.g. speech therapists.

Despite research and interests in the area, I¹m not currently teaching child
language, so this is possibly a little off topic!

Katie



From: Tom Roeper <roeper at linguist.umass.edu>
Reply-To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com" <info-childes at googlegroups.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:19:06 -0400
To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com" <info-childes at googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Basic literature for undergrad classes

I guess my view is different.  I think the neuropsych literature can be
quite obscure---but grasping that "who is here" calls for more than a single
person is right at the core of language and every approach to grammar should
give it some prominence, particularly looking at child grammar,
since more than 50% of normal children do not realize this right away.

Tom

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Katie Alcock <k.j.alcock at lancaster.ac.uk>
wrote:
> I think focussing on just quantifiers would be completely beyond my
> (psychology undergraduate) students!  I¹m setting my sights low and would like
> them just to be able to understand what syntax is and to be able to
> distinguish it from, say, phonology ­ so that they can then go and read
> articles in the neuropsych literature on their own.
> 
> Katie
> 
> 
> From: Tom Roeper <roeper at linguist.umass.edu <http://roeper@linguist.umass.edu>
> >
> 
> Reply-To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com
> <http://info-childes@googlegroups.com> " <info-childes at googlegroups.com
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> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:50:12 -0400
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> To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com <http://info-childes@googlegroups.com> "
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> Subject: Re: Basic literature for undergrad classes
> 
> 
> Katie--
>     in my book (Prsm of Grammar)---I devote a whole chapter to the discussion
> of communication disorders and particularly
> the important role of quantifiers in disorders--but I take the opposite tack,
> if it interests you, namely to
> try to explain the crucial ideas with as little special terminology as
> possible.  The book has been used by 7th graders
> as well as college students in intro lingusitics classes---as well as by
> graduate students--if that is helpful.
>     But I sypathize with your desire not to have people overwhelmed with words
> when what they need to do is
> really grasp new ideas.
> 
> Tom Roeper
> 
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Katie Alcock <k.j.alcock at lancaster.ac.uk
> <http://k.j.alcock@lancaster.ac.uk> > wrote:
>> As someone who also teaches adult psycholinguistics and language disorders,
>> I¹d be really interested if anyone has a recommendation for a book that
>> explains all these terms in a more general context (but briefly, as pointing
>> my students towards an introductory linguistics text has generally led them
>> to become overwhelmed in the past).
>> 
>> 
>> Katie
>> 
>> 
>> Katie Alcock, DPhil, CPsychol
>> Lecturer
>> Department of Psychology
>> University of Lancaster
>> Fylde College
>> Lancaster LA1 4YF
>> Tel 01524 593833
>> Fax 01524 593744
>> Web http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/KatieAlcock.html
>> 
>> 
>> From: Matthew Saxton <m.saxton at ioe.ac.uk <http://m.saxton@ioe.ac.uk>
>> <http://m.saxton@ioe.ac.uk> >
>> 
>> Reply-To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com
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>> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:38 -0000
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>> <http://info-childes@googlegroups.com> " <info-childes at googlegroups.com
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>> 
>> Subject: RE: Basic literature for undergrad classes
>> Every term (from noun onwards) is explained and exemplified, either in the
>> glossary or in the text, and there are exercises to practice linguistic
>> concepts (with answers).
>>  
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tom Roeper
> Dept of Lingiustics
> UMass South College
> Amherst, Mass. 01003 ISA
> 413 256 0390
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



-- 
Tom Roeper
Dept of Lingiustics
UMass South College
Amherst, Mass. 01003 ISA
413 256 0390





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