In this class, we will discuss the cognitive and neural mechanisms that allow humans to communicate using language. We will examine how our brains process information about words, sentences, and entire narratives; trace how speech, writing, and sign are converted into thoughts (and vice versa); trace language learning in infants and language impairment in disease; compare language processing in those who speak one language vs. many; and tease out the relationship between language and the rest of cognition.