A group of young boys plays together at day care. (Image courtesy of U.S. Army on flickr. License CC BY.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
MIT Course Number
24.947
As Taught In
Spring 2013
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This seminar focuses on reading and discussion of current linguistic theory, first language acquisition and language disorders in young children. It also focuses on development of a principled understanding of language disorders at the phonological, morphological and syntactic levels, examining ways in which these disorders confront theories of language and acquisition.