Spring 2013
Course Information
- Time:
- MWTh, 12-12:50pm
- Location:
- Volen 119
Professor
- Lotus Goldberg
- Email: lmgold AT brandeis DOT edu
- Mailbox: Volen 261 [Computer Science Dept. Office]
- Office: Volen 134
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday 1-2pm, Friday 11am-12pm
- Textbook:
- Aronoff, Mark and Kirsten Fudeman (2005) What is Morphology? Blackwell Publishing.
- Supplemental readings will be provided to you from:
Spencer, Andrew and Arnold M. Zwicky (1998) The Handbook of Morphology. Blackwell Publishing.
Spencer, Andrew (1991) Morphological Theory. Blackwell Publishing.
TA
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to be announced
Course description and objectives
- This course explores the internal structure of words, and the theoretical approaches which aim to account for these patterns. Topics include the nature of the lexicon and lexical entries, word headedness, argument structure and other issues in morphosyntax, derivational and inflectional morphology, compounds, morphophonology, and processes not common in Indo - European such as infixing, reduplication, and Semitic root - and - pattern morphology. The prerequisite for taking this course is Linguistics 100a, Intro duction to Linguistics, or instructor consent. Graduate students taking this course who have not previously studied basic phonetics are welcome, but should see me immediately to let me know .
Schedule (subject to change)
Weeks |
Topics |
---|---|
1, 2 |
Introduction to Morphology; criteria for being a word; word
headedness; the lexicon and lexical entries |
3,
4, 5 |
Morphology and phonology round one - allomorphs, morphemes, and morphophonological processes |
6,
7, 8 |
Morphology and phonology round two - infixation, reduplication, and templatic morphology, including a detailed look at Semitic languages |
9,
10, 11 |
Compounding; Inflectional morphology in agglutinating languages, including case, gender, and noun class |
12,
13, 14 |
Morphology and syntax: incorporation, passive, causativization, and other valency - changing operations |