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Language Evolution and Child Language Acquisition

This is a Master’s level course in Linguistics focusing on language evolution in our human species as well as the process of language acquisition by individuals.

This course provides up-to-date insights into the emergence of human language. We look at language evolution in our human species as well as the process of language acquisition by individuals, with a focus on the latter. 

We explore a number of explanatory models that have been proposed to account for the phenomena under study, and use these as a lens to review and problematise the current state of knowledge about child language acquisition.

The course is given as part of the Master’s Programme in Child Language Acquisition, but it can also be taken as an independent unit.

  • Course structure

    Teaching format

    Lectures, group discussions and presentations. Teaching is given in English.

    Assessment

    The course is examined through written assignments and presentations.

    Examiner

    Tove Nilsson Gerholm (examiner and coordinating teacher)

  • Schedule

    The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.
  • Course literature

    Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  • Course reports

  • Contact

    For more contact details, see our education pages:

    Contact information for student affairs

    Student Office