English Word-Formation (P02220)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-

This course gives students the opportunity to investigate, in the light of current morphological theory, the word-formation processes of Modern English. The approach throughout will be mainly synchronic, with occasional reference to diachrony. The first half of the course will survey the major word formation processes of English (as well as some of the minor ones), combining this survey with a thorough discussion of key concepts such as 'morpheme', 'word', productivity' etc. The second half will focus on current morphological theory, and in particular on the architecture of the grammar: how do we model productivity differentials in a formal grammar? Is there a separate morphological module? How does the morphology interact with the syntax and with the phonology?phonology?

The course textbook is Ingo Plag, Word Formation in English (CUP 2003). Reference to further reading will be given in class.

Shared with Course U00352 English Word-Formation.

Venue:
Tuesday - Old High School, Lecture Theatre
Wednesday - 2.12 Appleton Tower

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
13/01/2009	11:00	13:00	Lecture Theatre, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will:
- have a robust understanding of the principal word formation processes of the language
- be able to analyse novel forms encountered in texts and corpora
- have an overview of relevant theory debate
- be able to progress to independent research on the subject