Summer 2018 - LING 323 D100
Morphology (3)
Class Number: 5629
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jun 26 – Aug 3, 2018: Tue, Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
John Alderete
alderete@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 8117
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Prerequisites:
LING 221, 222 and one of LING 301W, 309W or 482W.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Word structure in natural languages and its relationship to phonological and syntactic levels of grammar.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will establish foundations in morphological analysis, providing descriptive and analytical techniques for analyzing the internal structure of words. These foundations will be used to solve problems in typologically different morphological systems and assess theoretical constructs in linguistics. Linguistic argumentation skills will also be taught and evaluated in both in-class exams and take home assignments.
COURSE TOPICS: Morphological categories, e.g., affixes, allomorphs, stems; morphological processes, e.g., affixation, reduplication, non-concatenative morphology, compounding; hierarchical structure of words; cross-linguistic typology of morphological systems; word inflection versus word derivation; paradigms and the nature of the lexicon; problem solving in selected languages.
Grading
- Midterms (2) 50%
- Quizzes 30%
- Homework 10%
- Article summary 10%
- No Final Exam
NOTES:
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Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca).
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Martin Haspelmath and Andrea Sims (2013, 2nd ed.) Understanding Morphology. London: Arnold.
Electronic journal articles on Canvas
Registrar Notes:
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