Introduction to Morphology
Instructor(s): Sharon Inkelas
Description:
Introduction to Morphology is a graduate-level, research-oriented introduction to cross-linguistic phenomena with attention to leading theoretical questions in morphology. Topics covered will include affix ordering and morphological combinatorics in languages with complex morphology; the question of how phonology interprets morphologically complex words; prosodic morphology, such as reduplication, truncation and infixation; the occurrence of semantically redundant or vacuous morphological elements in complex words; and issues of paradigm structure, including paradigm uniformity, anti homophony, and paradigm gaps. The course will cover a variety of languages; students will gain experience, in homework and in lecture, at analyzing data from languages unfamiliar to them. The course is intended for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduate students.
Prerequisites:
Previous coursework in morphology is not required; some previous exposure to phonology (e.g. an introductory course at the undergraduate or graduate level) is highly recommended.
LING7800-034
Days/Times:
Mon & Thu 8:30-10:15
Classroom: KOBL 375
Areas of Linguistics:
Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology
Syntax and Morphology