Centers for Cognitive Science Research Endangered and Underdescribed Languages Language Acquisition Spatial Cognition Computational Modeling of Cognition Theory of Mind Evolution of Cognition Applied Cognitive Science

Anna Papafragou How do children learn language? How do adults process the linguistic structures they hear? And how do categories of linguistic meaning relate to categories in nonlinguistic cognition in both children and adults? Research in Dr. Papafragou's lab approaches these topics with a range of formal tools drawn from linguistic theories of meaning and empirical methods from developmental psycholinguistics. Some of the languages we have studied include English, Greek, Korean and Tseltal (Mayan). Specific areas of interest include the linguistic and cognitive representation of motion and space, quantity and number and mental states in both adults and children. Other Research Groups Cognitive Psychology Language and Cognition Lab Contact Info: Phone: (302) 831-2752 Office: 109 Wolf Hall Email: papafragou AT psych DOT udel DOT edu