Linguistic theory: Morphology 15-LT-MORPH-EL-11

Learning contents:

- morphology as a branch of general linguistics
- basic issues in morphology
- classification of morphological processes
- productivity in morphology
- classification of morphemes and their ordering in English words
- differences between inflection and derivation
- introduction to basic issues concerning grammatical categories, e.g. tense, aspect, number, gender and case
- overview of phenomena concerning morphosyntax, i.e. the structure of words as well as the structure of phrases and sentences, e.g. agreement, government and word order
- introduction to basic concepts in English word-formation
- overview of the structure and types of compounds in English
- a contrastive description of selected issues in Polish morphology

Module learning aims

C1 - introduction to basic issues concerning English morphology C2 - introduction to specialized terminology used in English in the description of word structure C3 - introduction to basic tools for the description and analysis of the English word C4 - introduction to selected issues concerning Polish morphology in order to present a more precise picture of the structure of words in English

Information on where to find course materials

All the materials used in class will be available in the AMU library and the Novum library of the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Faculty of English. Additional materials will also be made available by way of the Moodle platform.

Major

English linguistics: Theories, interfaces, technologies

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

- analysis of assigned texts and/or other assignments - discussion - class presentation

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)

(in Polish) Kurs prowadzony przez nauczyciela w trakcie zajęć. Dodatkowo, część aktywności prowadzona będzie zdalnie za pomocą platformy e-learningowej Moodle, która wykorzystywana będzie w celu wymiany tematów, literatury oraz wybranych źródeł i zadań uzupełniających między prowadzącym, a studentami.

Student workload (ECTS credits)

3 ECTS

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

compulsory

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 1

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

Course coordinators

Marcin Kilarski

Bibliography

Bauer, L. 2002. English word-formation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Carstairs-McCarthy, A. 2018. An introduction to English morphology: Words and their structure. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Matthews, P. H. 2006. Morphology. (2nd edition) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Spencer, A. & A.M. Zwicky. 2001. The handbook of morphology. Oxford: Blackwell.
Stekauer, P. & R. Lieber (eds.). 2005. Handbook of word-formation. Dordrecht: Springer.

Additional information

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