? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-EWF-EL

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?

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

? Pre-requisites : English Language 2 or Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L This course has a named level 11 version, if you are a Postgraduate Student you must take the PG version.

? Costs : None

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? 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 Rm 3.10/3.11 Dugald Stewart Building

All of the following classes

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

? Additional Class Information : Rm 3.10/3.11 Dugald Stewart Building

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

(1) Coursework providing 50% of the final mark.
(2) a two-hour written examination providing 50% of the final mark.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May - - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rosemary Perks
Tel : (0131 6)50 3961
Email : v1rperks@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Heinz Giegerich
Tel : (0131 6)50 3595
Email : heinz.giegerich@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/