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Adaptation to speaker variability in language use has receivednincreasing attention in recent years from linguists and psychologistsnalike, who have recognized that, though long ignored, it poses a problemnfor static theories of language. The course will present a broad surveynof recent work in this area across levels of linguistic representation,nincluding phonetic, lexical, syntactic, prosodic, and semanto-pragmaticnadaptation. We will discuss the cognitive underpinnings of adaptationnand its relation to priming and learning, compare adaptation in varyingndomains, and consider the implications for theories of language andncommunication. The course will be organized primarily around discussionnof assigned readings. Students will develop a research proposal relevantnto issues in adaptation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 145 or background in any subfield of linguistics