LING 330/3.0

Morphology 

This course provides a foundation in principles of morphological analysis. Topics covered include inflectional and derivational morphology as well as the morphology-syntax and morphology-phonology interfaces. Emphasis is placed on practical discovery method, and formal analysis and explanation.

• PREREQUISITE: LING 100 or permission of the Instructor.

Instructor: Ms. Hitay Yükseker
Departmental Office:  Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Kingston Hall 416
Office: Kingston Hall, 212E
Telephone: 613-533-2072
E-mail: hy2@queensu.ca
Office Hours: By appointment

Textbook: Lieber, R. (2010). Introducing Morphology. Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics. Cambridge University Press.

Lecture: Monday: 4:00 pm-5:30 pm; Wednesday: 2:30 am-4:00 pm
Place: KIN 205.

Objectives: An introduction to the field of morphology. We will look at the place of morphology in linguistics. We will examine the types of morphemes, words; the nature of morphological features and the internal structures of words. We will also study the processes that create new words. We will look at various models of morphology. The analyses will be done by adopting the principles of generative grammar. Finally, we will consider morphological typology.

 LING 330*  course syllabus  coming soon!

Evaluation:

Item	Weight
In-Class Test I	20%
In-Class Test II	20%
Group Work/Assignments	40%
Take-Home Assignments	20%
Total	100%

There are total 7 group work/assignments. Only the highest 6 will be counted toward the final grade. Assignments can be done in pairs or groups of 3.
All in class tests are open book.

Breakdown for Take-Home Paper: TBA

• THERE IS NO SCHEDULED FINAL EXAM IN THIS COURSE.